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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
"I think, therefore I am" - in Latin, ‘Cogito, ergo sum - is the "first principle" of the philosophy of the 17th-century philosopher René Descartes, and with this axiom Descartes ...
The ‘Big Quit’ or otherwise termed ‘The Great Resignation’ has been reported by the media and latest research to be the result of toxic work environments, toxic leadership ...
In the recent case of Industrial Cleaning Equipment (Southampton) Ltd v Intelligent Cleaning Equipment Holdings Co Ltd and Killis Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 1451, the Court of Appeal ...
During the Singapore Convention Week on Mediation 2024 organised and hosted by the Ministry of Law, Singapore and the UNCITRAL: United Nations Commission on International Trade ...
In my years of practice, I have frequently noted that it is argued that if a claimant is entitled to a courtesy vehicle from their comprehensive insurance, then it is not ...
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 ...