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November 2024
Hunt ADR and The Barrister Group launch The Private Arbitration Court – a leading innovation in UK arbitration services with fixed cost fees
The Court of Appeal in October handed down its judgment in ADP RPO Limited v Haycocks, rejecting the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s (“the EAT”) suggestion that “general workforce ...
Kitchen J describes the emergence of the current ‘communication to public’ right in Copyright Designs and Patents Act (CDPA),[1] as ‘an effective transposition of Art 3 (1) of the ...
As countries and corporations pledge ambitious emission reductions, disputes frequently emerge over resource allocation, the pace of implementation, and liability for past and ...
The issue of whether a claimant is entitled to a “like for a like” vehicle or is s/he only entitled to a vehicle which just fulfils the claimant's reasonable transport needs, is a ...
The case of S Mathur v HMRC [2022][1] demonstrates HMRC’s aggressive predilection to tax the seemingly untaxable. Ms. Mathur worked at a bank and her employment was terminated for ...
The Supreme Court’s decision in UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC [2024] UKSC 30 represents a significant step forward in the clarification of English law regarding ...
ESG and ESG-Related Disputes in Africa: Emerging Trends and Solutions Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues are increasingly shaping how businesses operate worldwide, ...
In the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), the potential for disputes is as vast as the technology itself. Whether it’s disagreements over AI ethics, ...
As of October 1, 2024, the civil justice landscape in England and Wales has taken a transformative step. A significant update to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) now embeds ...
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionise industries such as healthcare, finance, and logistics, it also raises complex legal questions, especially around data ...
The benefits of resolving disputes through mediation are well known and include speed, flexibility, cost, confidentiality and the ability to preserve relationships. It is perhaps ...
It is plausible to suggest that there is a perception held by those who lie outside of the justice system that barristers are generally very highly paid. Conversely, there is an ...
The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in creative fields is presenting significant challenges to copyright law, particularly in the context of English law. As AI ...
On 24 May 2021 the Privy Council gave an important judgment, stressing the wide-ranging scope and effect of the constitutional right to protection of the law. In Commissioner of ...
The long-awaited Employment Rights Bill was finally revealed at around 11am on 10th October 2024. As expected, the Bill introduces the most sweeping changes to employment law for ...
The government introduced the Property (Digital Assets etc.) Bill to the House of Lords on 11th September 2024 to reform the law concerning personal property. The bill aims to ...
Introduction The recent ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) regarding the trademark status of Nestle's iconic four-finger KitKat bar has ignited discussions about the ...
In almost every case I have been involved in credit hire for over 25 years, the need for hire has been disputed in the pleaded defence. It is one of the most central issues in ...
Case Background In Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v Augusta 2008 LLP (formerly Simply Construct (UK) LLP), the key issue was whether a collateral warranty provided by Simply ...
Having trained as a teacher, and now working as a direct access barrister (someone the public can come to for legal advice without the need to go through a solicitor); I have seen ...