Who will pay for off-road vehicle accidents, asks Sarah Crowther.
In Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Triglav d.d, Case C-162/13 o n 13 August 2007, Mr Vnuk was working in a farmyard, on a ladder, when the ladder was struck by a trailer coupled to a tractor reversing across the yard in order to deliver hay bales to the nearby barn.
Ray Purdy discusses how a new space detective agency can offer lawyers access to evidence from satellites & drones.
Have you ever wished you could go back in time and see what was going on at a certain place at a particular time?
The decision of the Privy Council in Fairfield Sentry v Migani is of considerable importance to funds which employ certification mechanisms.
It will also be of note in relation to instruments employing market-based triggers, for example convertible loan notes. Here we discuss the implications of the decision for certification and those responsible for issuing such certificates.
Imminent reform of the rules of jurisdiction and enforcement of foreign judgments in the European Union.
A revised regime of jurisdiction and enforcement of foreign judgments will apply in the EU to proceedings commenced on or after 15 January 2015. This article considers key changes introduced by the recast Judgments Regulation and comments on their efficacy.
Elspeth Talbot Rice QC and Andrew Holden ask who is a “trustee” for limitation purposes?
Section 21(1) of the Limitation Act 1980 provides for there to be no period of limitation for claims by benefi ciaries under a trust in respect of a fraudulent breach of trust to which the trustee was party or privy, or to recover trust property in his hands. But who is a trustee for this purpose? In Williams v Central Bank of Nigeria, the Supreme Court decided that third party accessories to a breach of trust are not. In this article, we explore who is. In particular, we look at company directors, liquidators, and trustees in bankruptcy.
Stephen Moverley Smith QC and Harry Sharpe ask when does coercion of a group to accept a proposal constitute oppression of the minority?
This article compares the decisions in Assénagon v Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and Azevedo v Imcopa Importacao and asks what conclusions can be drawn about the application of minority oppression principles from the divergent treatment of two similar restructuring techniques.
Chris Bath asks whether we need to look again at legal privilege and appropriate adults.
Appropriate adults should be enabled to be present in police station legal consultations, without risk of detriment to the client. This was my conclusion after shadowing an appropriate adult (AA) during a PACE interview that might fairly be described as a slow motion car crash.
Sleepwalking away from fair trials, John Cooper QC writes.
In many respects we have been sleepwalking into a complete realignment of the fundamental principles of our criminal justice system and it is not that the process has been recent.
Henry Morton Jack discusses fatal accidents abroad.
The Supreme Court recently handed down judgment in Cox v Ergo Versicherung AG (formerly known as Victoria) [2014] UKSC 22, [2014] All ER (D) 16 (Apr) on a number of preliminary issues. The judgment concerns the law applicable to the assessment of damages suffered by dependants of a person killed in an accident abroad.
Richard Adkinson welcomes judicial guidance on the thorny issue of the quantum of damages for breach of contract.
In Fulton Shipping Inc of Panama v Globalia Business Travel SAU [2014] EWHC 1547 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 184 (May) the claimant, Fulton Shipping (the owner) managed a small cruise ship called the “New Flamenco”. It had chartered it to the defendant, Globalia Business (the charterer). In August 2005, the parties agreed to extend the charter to 28 October 2007 with an option for a third year. On 8 June 2007, it agreed to extend the charter to 2 November 2009.
As we look ahead to Justice Week 2022, the sustainability of the Criminal Bar remains a critical issue for the government to address
Opportunity for female sopranos/contraltos in secondary education, or who have recently finished secondary education but have not yet begun tertiary education. Eligibility includes children of members of the Bar
Fear of the collection and test process is a common factor among clients, especially among vulnerable adults in complex family law cases. Cansford Laboratories shares some tips to help the testing process run as smoothly as possible
Casey Randall explains how complex relationship DNA tests can best be used – and interpreted – by counsel
Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, explores what barristers need to know about DNA testing for immigration, including when a client might wish to submit DNA evidence, and which relationship tests are best for immigration applications
Julian Morgan reminds barristers of the top five areas to consider before 5 April
The case ofR v Brecanihas complicated matters for defence lawyers. Emma Fielding talks to gang culture expert, Dr Simon Harding about County Lines, exploitation and modern slavery
Barristers are particularly at risk of burnout because of the nature of our work and our approach to it but it doesnt have to be this way. Jade Bucklow explores how culture, work and lifestyle changes can rejuvinate our mental health...
The Schools Consent Project (SCP) is educating tens of thousands of teenagers about the law around consent to challenge and change what is now endemic behaviour. Here, its founder, barrister Kate Parker talks to Chris Henley QC about SCPs work and its association with Jodie Comers West End playPrima Facie, in which she plays a criminal barrister who is sexually assaulted
Professionally embarrassed? The circumstances in which criminal barristers may return instructions to appear at trial have become clearer following the Court of Appeal judgment inR v Daniels By Abigail Bright
Following the launch of the Life at the Young Bar report and a nationwide listening exercise, Michael Polak and Michael Harwood outline the Young Barristers Committees raft of initiatives designed to address your issues of concern
