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Acceleration from an orthopaedic perspective: the medico-legal interface

Expert Witness Institute member Andrew Quaile discusses issues surrounding acceleration from the perspective of an orthopaedic surgeon and an expert witness

Is there a case to be made for banning workplace non-disclosure agreements?

Chris Hadrill, a partner in the employment team at Redmans, looks at the potential for misuse and the benefits of non-disclosure agreements in the workplace

Making sense of the decision in Finch

Harriet Townsend, a Barrister at Cornerstone Barristers, provides a breakdown of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Finch (on behalf of the Weald Action Group) v Surrey County Council and others [2024] UKSC 20, delivered on 20 June 2024, and its wider implications

The court’s approach to alcohol dependency in private family law cases

Antonia Williamson, a Senior Associate at Freeths, discusses the court process when concerns about suspected alcohol dependency are raised in the context of private family law disputes

Navigating financial sanctions in English law disputes

Robert Dalling, Partner at Jenner & Block, discusses the key takeaways from recent litigation involving sanctions issues

Reducing national carbon emissions is in the legal sector’s power

Steve Gummer and Nadia Biles Davies share details of the work being carried out at Sharpe Pritchard to encourage sustainability in the legal sector

Artificial intelligence and antitrust issues: a competition law practitioner’s perspective

Francesco Liberatore and Martin Mackowski provide a detailed overview of competition law as it applies to artificial intelligence, including a look at recent case law and the evolving regulatory approaches being adopted in the UK, EU and US

The ‘promise’ of a Royal Commission

Ed Vickers KC, a Barrister at Red Lion Chambers, asks which political party is going to have the courage to acknowledge the extent of the crisis in the criminal justice system and act to find solutions?