Thu Sep 28 2023
The Pre-Action Protocol review final report – full steam ahead?
Tony Guise examines part one of the Civil Justice Council's report on how to improve the pre-action civil justice system.The Bar
The Pre-Action Protocol review final report – full steam ahead?
Tue Sep 26 2023
Changing tactics in litigation – crystal ball gazing
Diane Parker discusses the potential consequences of the forthcoming intermediate track for civil claims.Mon Sep 25 2023
FRC proposals – causing more problems than they solve
Kris Kilsby sets out the Association of Cost Lawyers’ position on the government’s proposed changes to the fixed recoverable costs regime.Fri Sep 22 2023
SJ interview: Adrian Chopin
Adrian Chopin is co-founder and managing director of litigation funder Bench Walk Advisors. He tells David Vascott about the firm's funding model and how it's staying ahead of its rivals.Wed Sep 20 2023
Arbitration Act 1996: working well, says Law Commission
Mikhail Vishnyakov, Julia Ogievetsky and Hazel He examine the Law Commission’s proposals for amendments to the Act.
Tue Sep 19 2023
The dawn of the Ephgrave era: challenges and opportunities at the SFO
Anoushka Warlow and Annabell Hood take a look at the issues faced by Nick Ephgrave, the incoming director of the Serious Fraud Office.
Mon Sep 18 2023
Necessity to arrest
Emelia Bezant-Gahan analyses the developing case law around ‘necessity to arrest’ – which has a high evidential burden and is highly fact-sensitive.
Thu Sep 14 2023
Are we facing a new wave of new police ‘protection’ claims?
The Woodcock judgment is one of the most significant developments in common law for public bodies in decades when it comes to the assumed ‘duty of care’ on law enforcement, write Andrew Steel and Emelia Bezant-Gahan.