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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
Introduction: The Jurisdictional Tug-of-War In a significant decision, the English High Court in Destin Trading Inc v Saipem SA [2025] EWHC 668 (Ch) (24 March 2025) revisited the ...
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which completed its first passage through the House of Commons last month, now includes a set of corporate parenting responsibilities ...
We’re pleased to share the inclusion of nine TBG barristers in the 2024 Pro Bono Recognition List. An enormous well done to Nadeem Aslam, Wendy Banks, Philip Bowen, Janine ...
A well-structured Service Agreement is crucial in defining responsibilities, managing expectations, and protecting both parties in business transactions. Without clear contractual ...
Artificial intelligence is bringing many benefits to the legal profession, streamlining processes, analysing case law, and is even being used in certain jurisdictions to predict ...
The case of Howells v Newport City Council [2025] EWHC 22 (Ch) concerns the claim by Mr. Howells (‘the Claimant’) to recover a hard drive containing the private key to bitcoins ...
Simon Bell has successfully acted for a specialist recruitment agency, engaged in recruiting healthcare professionals for placement within the NHS in its response to an ...
On 7th November 2024, three hours before Swale Borough Council’s Planning Committee was due to debate and determine two outline planning applications for 8,400 dwellings, the ...
Ofsted has published research on the support provided to children aged 16 and 17 who are homeless. Part of this was a survey of 96 children and young people aged 17 to 24, of whom ...
Introduction It is not altogether unusual for a credit hire agreement to be unsigned by the Claimant. Indeed, it's not an unfamiliar situation in the courts and the courts have ...
February 12, 2025 – The European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) has entered a pivotal phase, with its initial provisions on prohibited practices becoming enforceable ...
According to TRM Labs’ 2025 Crypto Crime report[1], the global cryptocurrency market showed impressive growth in 2024, with total transaction volumes exceeding USD 10.6 trillion. ...
Introduction: The 1stOctober 2024 (Amendment No.3) (SI 2024 No.839) to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) mark a pivotal shift in the UK’s dispute resolution framework, reinforcing ...
AI and Data Privacy Compliance To date, the European Union (EU) has implemented two significant legislations impacting organisations both within and outside the EU: the General ...
The government recently rejected an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill which would remove the common law defence of ‘reasonable punishment’ available to ...
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in the case of Higgs v Farmor's School, marking a win for claimant Kristie Higgs. The Barrister Group's Richard O'Dair, who appeared ...
Cryptocurrency disputes are unique when compared to other disputes, considering the technology’s complexity, the decentralised nature of blockchain systems, and the evolving ...
Seventeen years ago, an anonymous individual or group of persons known as Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin to the world through a white paper titled: “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer ...
In the past decade London has become the Babel of the modern world, with more than a third of Londoners now being foreign born - that's around 2.5 million people. Services that ...
Arbitration, at its core, has always necessitated a delicate balance between flexibility and certainty. In 2024, this balance was rigorously tested and refined through a series of ...