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July 2025

July 2025

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

November 2024

November 2024

Hunt ADR and The Barrister Group launch The Private Arbitration Court – a leading innovation in UK arbitration services with fixed cost fees

June 2024

June 2024

Innovation leader Emily Foges named TBG's first Chief Operating Officer

November 2023

May 2024

A new dawn for Bar recruitment as largest-ever cohort of pupils at one set to join TBG
November 2023

November 2023

Quarter of people say they work with a sexual predator, study shows
October 2023

October 2023

Third of workers experience sexually inappropriate behaviour from colleagues but many are too scared to report it, research shows
May 2023

May 2023

Barristers' chambers secures private equity investment from LDC tech and flexibility an advantage for the "21st century Bar"

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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);
Nicholas Mellis
Nicholas Mellis

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 UK’s General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) to ...
Brian Sanya Mondoh
Brian Sanya Mondoh

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 no duty of care on the police to warn a victim of ...
Charles Davey

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 most significant applications of the Court of Appeal’s ...
Divya Kesar
Divya Kesar

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.
The Barrister Group
The Barrister Group

Off the Record (New Law Journal)

In his article for New Law Journal, barrister Charles Davey highlights the routine, unnecessary and inappropriate disclosure of personal and intimate medical records in modest ...
Charles Davey

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 Bar Standards Board as one of just five organisations ...
The Barrister Group
The Barrister Group

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 tribunal’s ruling declining jurisdiction under the ...
Divya Kesar
Divya Kesar

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 me is a reminder of why The Barrister Group (TBG) is ...
Emily Foges
Emily Foges

The Implications of Mr Mazahar Hussain v Eui Ltd (“Hussain 2") (2024 EWCC 16, 2024 WL)

The case of Mr Mazahar Hussain v Eui Ltd has drawn considerable attention by both sides in the ongoing “war” in credit hire, namely claimant solicitors/hire companies and ...
Azeem Ali
Azeem Ali

Phoebe Whitlock Awarded Churchill Fellowship for Project on AI and the Legal System

Phoebe Whitlock, a barrister at the Barrister Group, has been awarded a coveted Churchill Fellowship which will enable her to travel to Singapore, Canada and Estonia researching ...
The Barrister Group
The Barrister Group

When Code Creates Duty: The Tulip Trading Case and the Future of Liability in Web3 and Blockchain Networks

The Tulip Trading litigation addresses whether software developers who maintain Bitcoin networks may owe fiduciary or tortious duties to cryptocurrency owners. This question sits ...
Brian Sanya Mondoh
Brian Sanya Mondoh

The COPA v Wright Trilogy: English High Court’s Judicial Treatment of Vexatious Litigation in Web 3 and Blockchain Matters

This case analysis examines three sequential English High Court decisions in the litigation between the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) and Dr Craig Wright. The trilogy ...
Brian Sanya Mondoh
Brian Sanya Mondoh

Phoebe Whitlock Wins Prestigious “Women Who Will: Future Leaders in Law” Award

We are proud to announce that Phoebe Whitlock, a distinguished barrister at The Barrister Group, has been named a winner of the “Women Who Will: Future Leaders in Law” award by ...
The Barrister Group
The Barrister Group

Fundamental Dishonesty: Stopping the Wrecking Ball Before it Swings

I came in like a wrecking ball!
Monica Jaskolowski

The EHCP Crisis & Appealing to the SEND Tribunal with the SEND35/35A Forms (Education Law Series)

In my reduced fee conference packages, one of the frequent enquiries I receive from parents (and pupils/students aged 16-25) is, how to challenge their Education, Health and Care ...
Haresh Sood
Haresh Sood

Law, Lies, and Language Models: Responding to AI Hallucinations in UK Jurisprudence

Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the legal landscape in the UK, offering unprecedented efficiency in case law analysis, contract generation, and ...
Tahir Khan
Tahir Khan

TRA (Teaching Regulation Agency) Referrals – A Guide for Teachers (Education Law Series)

In this article, I will cover some of the most frequently asked questions, during my reduced fee conference package consultations.
Haresh Sood
Haresh Sood

Phoebe Whitlock’s Reflections on Copyright and Creativity in the Age of AI

Last Thursday, new member Phoebe Whitlock participated as a featured speaker at the 31st Edition of the IPR Gorilla Virtual Conference. This year’s theme, “Intellectual Property ...
The Barrister Group
The Barrister Group

Time Limits and CIL

The recent decision in Lee Jones v Shropshire Council [2025] EWHC 365 (Admin) is interesting for what it does not discuss as for what it does. The outcome can be recorded shortly. ...
Christopher Cant
Christopher Cant

Code Meets Law: An Overview of the UK’s Crypto-Asset Regulatory Shift

Cryptoassets are significantly changing the landscape of global finance. They have introduced innovations like digital currencies, Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs) and smart contracts, ...
Brian Sanya Mondoh
Brian Sanya Mondoh

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