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Breaking the silence

A woman who defied death threats to give evidence in a landmark ‘honour killing’ case turned trainer when agencies failed to learn lessons from the case. By James Keeley A... read more

Letting facts get in the way

Lucy Reed introduces The Transparency Project, an initiative to correct sensationalist and lazy journalism and encourage healthier debate about the law Lawyers and... read more

Alfie Harper & Dominic Woodbridge

Clerks: team leader’s assistants at Fountain Court read more

James Smithdale

Associate in Quinn Emanuel’s London office Quinn Emanuel Urquhart is a 650+ attorney top tier business litigation firm with 20 offices around the globe, each devoted solely... read more

Mr Justice Hellman

Supreme Court judge in Bermuda and a founding member of 33 Chancery Lane, Chambers of Andrew Mitchell QC read more

Koye Akoni

Barrister at Quadrant Chambers Quadrant Chambers is a leading set of barristers specialising in commercial law. read more

Nick Hill

Senior Clerk at Three New Square and Chairman of the Institute of Barristers’ Clerks Three New Square specialises in intellectual property law, in particular patent... read more

Robert Griffiths QC

Head of Mondial Chambers The chambers will specialise in domestic, commercial and international law with a core base in London, consisting of leading QCs and other senior... read more

Obituary: John RWD Jones QC

John Jones devoted his life to helping those in peril in the courts. read more

Stephen Ward

Managing director at Clerksroom Clerksroom is a nationwide chambers of barristers and mediators providing advocacy, advice and mediation throughout England & Wales. read more

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Yön v Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart

European Union – Freedom of movement. Article 7 of Decision No 2/76 of 20 December 1976, concluded, approved and confirmed on behalf of the Economic European Community by Council Decision (EEC) 64/732 should be interpreted as meaning that a national measure, taken during the period from 20 ...

Swansea Stadium Management Company Ltd v City & County of Swansea and another

Building contract – Construction. The second defendant contractor was entitled to summary judgment as the original construction claims were bound to fail because they were barred by limitation. The Queen's Bench Division (Technology and Construction Court), held that a collateral warranty should...

Hochtief AG v Budapest Fováros Önkormányzata

European Union – Public procurement. Article 2(6) of Council Directive (EEC) 89/665, as amended by Directive (EU) 2014/23 should be interpreted as not precluding a national procedural rule, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which made the possibility of asserting a claim under civil...

Re House of Fraser (Funding) Ltd

Company – Insolvency. Twelve days' notice to creditors for the hearing of the applicant company's application an order convening a single meeting of scheme creditors to consider and, if thought fit, approve a scheme of arrangement was sufficient. The Chancery Division further held that the...

Officeserve Technologies Ltd (in Compulsory Liquidation) and another v Annabel's (Berkeley Square) Ltd and others

Insolvency – Property available for distribution. None of the respondents had the benefit of any valid defence to the claimants' claim, under s 127 of the Insolvency Act 1986, that payments received between the date a petition was presented and the date a company entered compulsory liquidation...

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