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July 2025
The Barrister Group offers up public access training to barristers impacted by Legal Aid cyberattack
The Strait of Hormuz is not merely a geographic chokepoint. For commercial lawyers advising clients with Middle East supply, delivery, and offtake obligations, it has become the ...
There was always something of a myth about landlord and tenant law in England. The myth was that, provided you had a tenancy agreement and a Section 21 notice, possession was ...
“Litigation should be a last resort. As part of a relevant pre-action protocol or this Practice Direction, the parties should consider whether negotiation or some other form of ...
There is a persistent tendency in international affairs to assume that certain conflicts are beyond resolution. The tensions between the United States and the Iran are frequently ...
I’m a professional regulatory barrister, meaning I advise professionals who are subject to investigations by their regulator. For me, that largely means healthcare professionals – ...
In an instructive article in The Times a couple of weeks ago: "How to negotiate with Iran, by a diplomat who succeeded" Matthew Gould, a former acting British ambassador to Iran, ...
Patience is not so much a virtue but a necessity as a children’s human rights advocate. This week the Scottish Parliament unanimously passed legislation which, once it receives ...
Introduction The well-known case of Copley v Lawn [2009] EWCA Civ 580 was reported in 2009. I wrote an article on it titled “The Implications of Copley v Lawn”. It is a Court of ...
The UK’s recent decision in Getty Images (US) Inc & Ors v Stability AI Ltd [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch) has set an important early marker for how courts may approach AI training, ...
Abstract The user principle has long served as a compensatory mechanism in situations where a copyright claimant cannot establish traditional, causation-based financial loss. As ...
Two important points in the context of CIL have been decided by Mrs Justice Lieven in R (oao Stephen Luck) v Bracknell Forest BC [2025] EWHC 2984 (Admin). These are:
Law firm partnerships are built on trust, shared vision and professional alignment. When the foundations crack, the fallout can be swift and damaging. The impact is not just felt ...
The importance of pre-action disclosure and credit hire should not be underestimated. Pre-action disclosure and credit hire should be considered with a great deal of care. Indeed, ...
Running a business with someone requires trust, communication, and shared focus. But what happens when that focus falters, not because someone doesn’t care, but because their ...
As with many cases in Equity, Proprietary Estoppel has grown up as a common law remedy to fill in the gaps beyond the realms of the purely contractual domain. It is accordingly a ...
Disputes between shareholders and within family businesses are rarely just about money. At their heart, they are about fairness, trust, and relationships. Having mediated scores ...
1. Introduction The integration of artificial intelligence (“AI”) into legal practice has been rapid, uneven, and fraught with risks. Generative AI, particularly large language ...
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