*/
Discovery – Production of documents. The claimants obtained documents concerning Guernsey's response to a request for mutual legal assistance made by the defendant Serious Fraud Office in the course of disclosure. The first claimant sought permission to give those documents to his lawyers in other proceedings and to seek to have the documents adduced in Guernsey proceedings. The Commercial Court granted permission for the documents to be given to the first claimant's lawyers. However, it exercised its discretion to refuse permission to seek to have the documents admitted in the Guernsey proceedings for reasons including public interest and unfairness to his opposing parties in those proceedings.
Discovery – Production of documents. The claimants obtained documents concerning Guernsey's response to a request for mutual legal assistance made by the defendant Serious Fraud Office in the course of disclosure. The first claimant sought permission to give those documents to his lawyers in other proceedings and to seek to have the documents adduced in Guernsey proceedings. The Commercial Court granted permission for the documents to be given to the first claimant's lawyers. However, it exercised its discretion to refuse permission to seek to have the documents admitted in the Guernsey proceedings for reasons including public interest and unfairness to his opposing parties in those proceedings.
The Bar Council faces both opportunities and challenges on our key areas this year
Exclusive Q&A with Henry Dannell
Casey Randall of AlphaBiolabs discusses the benefits of Non-invasive Prenatal Paternity testing for the timely resolution of family disputes
By Louise Crush of Westgate Wealth Management
Have you considered being a barrister in the British Army? Here’s an insight into a career in Army Legal Services
Rachel Davenport, Co-founder and Director at AlphaBiolabs, discusses the role that drug, alcohol and DNA testing can play in non-court dispute resolution (NCDR)
As the international community strives towards a more inclusive future, ongoing dialogue and reform will be essential to harmonise the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with the complex realities of disability, says Christina Warner
‘Hard work and commitment can open doors. I believe that I am proof of that,’ says Senior Treasury Counsel Louise Oakley. She tells Anthony Inglese CB about her journey from Wolverhampton to the Old Bailey
What's it like being a legal trainee at the Crown Prosecution Service? Amy describes what drew her to the role, the skills required and a typical day in the life
Barbara Mills KC wants to raise the profile of the family Bar. She also wants to improve wellbeing and enhance equality, diversity and inclusion in the profession. She talks to Joshua Rozenberg KC (hon) about her plans for the year ahead
The winning essay is ‘A fiction of defendant participation: Single Justice Procedure offences should be moved to the civil jurisdiction’ by Hal McNulty