*/
Trust and Trustee – Resulting trust. The appellant solicitors' firm (the firm) accepted monies into its client account from the respondents. The bulk of the sum was paid out in reduction of short-term borrowing of money incurred by a client of the firm, AFL. AFL entered administration. The respondents successfully commenced proceedings, seeking to recover their losses from the firm in the main basis that the firm had paid the money from its client account, or for the benefit of AFL. The Court of Appeal held that the judge at first instance had erred and that the firm's appeal would succeed.
Trust and Trustee – Resulting trust. The appellant solicitors' firm (the firm) accepted monies into its client account from the respondents. The bulk of the sum was paid out in reduction of short-term borrowing of money incurred by a client of the firm, AFL. AFL entered administration. The respondents successfully commenced proceedings, seeking to recover their losses from the firm in the main basis that the firm had paid the money from its client account, or for the benefit of AFL. The Court of Appeal held that the judge at first instance had erred and that the firm's appeal would succeed.
The Chair of the Bar reports back
Susie Griffin on the admin that keeps barristers from billable work
Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, explains how global events can influence the performance of pensions and ISAs, and why taking a long-term approach to investing is often the most effective strategy
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs, discusses what family law professionals need to know about hallucinogens, from the main hallucinogenic drugs encountered in family proceedings, to their effects and the testing options available
Harmony Christian Ministries is the latest charity to benefit from a £500 donation from AlphaBiolabs via the company’s Giving Back initiative
By David Green
At the start of her term, Chair of the Bar 2026 Kirsty Brimelow KC set out a series of priorities for the year ahead. One of those priorities was children in the justice system
As the world becomes more digital, Barbara Vinagre Mota examines international research into the mental health consequences of judges’ exposure to graphic and immersive evidence, highlighting the importance of support systems
In an era of patient-centred care and growing concern over misconduct in medical settings, why do women still lack the right to choose women consultants for examination and treatment? Charles Davey investigates
Reviewed by Daniel Barnett
James McNeill Whistler at Tate Britain until 27 September Rothko in Florence at Palazzo Strozzi until 23 August Reviewed by Stephen Cragg KC
