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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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Copley v Lawn (Intervention Letters) and Electronic Communications

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 ...
Azeem Ali
Azeem Ali

UK vs. U.S.: How the Getty v Stability AI Litigation Is Diverging Across Jurisdictions

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, ...
Tahir Khan
Tahir Khan

Damages Without Loss: Applying the User Principle to Large-Scale AI Text Ingestion

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 ...
Tahir Khan
Tahir Khan

Is there a discretion to extinguish CIL?

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:
Christopher Cant
Christopher Cant

Mediation in the Breakdown of Law Firm Partnerships: A Strategic Imperative

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 ...
Evan Wright
Evan Wright

Pre-Action Disclosure and Credit Hire

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, ...
Azeem Ali
Azeem Ali

When Business Gets Personal: How ADHD Can Impact Partnerships

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 ...
Ruth Gibbs
Ruth Gibbs

Proprietary Estoppel: The Unconscionable Truth

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 ...
Russell Evans
Russell Evans

The Benefits of Mediation in Shareholder and Family Business Disputes

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 ...
Robin Somerville
Robin Somerville

Oops! AI Made a Legal Mistake: Now What? AI Hallucinations, Professional Responsibility, and the Future of Legal Practice

1. Introduction The integration of artificial intelligence (“AI”) into legal practice has been rapid, uneven, and fraught with risks. Generative AI, particularly large language ...
Tahir Khan
Tahir Khan

Lessons in Interpretation from Delos Shipholding SA & Ors v Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty SE & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 1019  

Square brackets refer to paragraphs in the judgement
Daniel Holt
Daniel Holt

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 ...
Tahir Khan
Tahir Khan

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 reported.
Azeem Ali
Azeem Ali

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 election manifesto. These are contained in clause 60 and ...
Christopher Cant
Christopher Cant

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

The recently released Independent Review of Bullying, Harassment and Sexual Harassment at the Bar paints a sobering picture of the legal profession.
The Barrister Group
The Barrister Group

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 (AI) is now central to team strategy, ...
Tahir Khan
Tahir Khan

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 semi-automated officiating systems, AI is reshaping the way ...
Tahir Khan
Tahir Khan

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
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

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