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    Maradona’s Children Win Landmark UK Legal Battle Over Image Rights

    Maradona’s Children Win Landmark UK Legal Battle Over Image Rights

    What happened: Despite some media describing a “High Court ruling,” the win that reshapes control over Diego Maradona’s commercial identity in the UK currently rests on a UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) decision (15 May 2025) refusing three UK trade-mark ...

    Analysis of Tescher v Direct Accident Management Ltd and Axa Insurance v Spectra ([2025] EWCA Civ 733)

    This is a Court of Appeal case on Third Party costs (specifically against credit hire companies) which has been widely ...

    Changes to Asset of Community Value Regime

    The government is carrying into effect the proposed changes to the Asset of Community Value regime foreshadowed in its ...

    Tackling the Bar’s Cultural Problems Head-On: The Independent Review of Bullying and Harassment at the Bar

    The recently releasedIndependent Review of Bullying, Harassment and Sexual Harassment at the Bar paints a sobering picture ...

    AI and Formula One: Where Law Must Catch Up with Speed

    Abstract Formula One (F1) has entered a new era, not driven by horsepower or downforce, but by data and algorithms. ...

    Artificial Intelligence in Football: Navigating Legal and Ethical Challenges for Premier League Clubs

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer the future of football, it’s the present. From data-driven scouting tools to ...

    Johnson v FirstRand Bank Limited: New Supreme Court ruling on secret commissions paid to dealers from Motor Finance Companies

    Hopcraft and another (Respondents) v Close Brothers Limited (Appellant);

    Data Use and Access Act 2025: Regulating Automated Decision-Making Following UK Data Protection Reforms

    The United Kingdom’s data protection framework is governed by the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) and aligns with the ...

    Call of Duty (New Law Journal)

    Barrister Charles Davey writes for New Law Journal on a recent decision of the Court of Appeal, which found that there was ...

    DKH Retail Ltd v City Football Group Ltd Case: A Turning Point for Compulsory Mediation

    The High Court’s decision in DKH Retail Ltd v City Football Group Ltd [2024] EWHC 3231 (Ch) marks one of the earliest and ...

    Supreme Court Decision: Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd

    The Supreme Court has handed down its judgment this afternoon on the matter of Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd.

    Off the Record (New Law Journal)

    In his article for New Law Journal, barrister Charles Davey highlights the routine, unnecessary and inappropriate disclosure ...

    The Barrister Group offers up public access training to barristers impacted by Legal Aid cyberattack

    London, 29th July 2025 – The Barrister Group (TBG), a leading legal services platform, has been officially accredited by the ...

    RAKIA v Republic of India [2025] EWHC 1553 (Comm): English Court reasserts jurisdictional review power over BIT arbitrations

    1. Introduction In RAKIA v Republic of India [2025] EWHC 1553 (Comm), the High Court of England and Wales has overturned a ...

    Pupillage doesn’t have to be a test of endurance: The Bar Council’s 2025 Pupillage Survey

    This week, we were thrilled to offer tenancy to one of our 2024/25 pupils, Carolyne Willow. It’s a powerful moment, and for ...