All Feature articles – Page 104
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FeatureAdvocacy: On top of the brief
At the Gazette’s latest roundtable, advocates on both sides of the divide debated audience rights post-Brexit, the shortcomings of the CPS and a more ‘proportionate’ approach to litigation.
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FeatureAdvising clients in US disputes
UK solicitors are increasingly advising clients doing business in the US.
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FeaturePictures that tell a story
A charitable trust at the Rolls Building is teaching young and disadvantaged people about commercial law through art and outreach work
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FeatureIn with the new
December’s Council meeting, at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, had a packed agenda which looked back over 2017 and forward to implementing changes already under way.
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FeaturePre-action disclosure of insurance policies
Peel Port Shareholder Finance Company Ltd v Dornoch Ltd [2017] EWHC 876 (TCC) serves as a reminder of the court’s approach to the rules on pre-action disclosure and the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 (the 2010 act).
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FeatureInternational criminal justice
Global justice forums can struggle to overcome the power politics of nation states. Eduardo Reyes looks at the ambitions of the International Criminal Court.
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FeatureReforming the law on wills
Luke Watson has four predictions about the outcome of the Law Commission’s review on wills.
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FeatureData page – November 2017
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureSex, texts and disclosure
Jessica Parker discusses the reasons behind disclosure failures in criminal proceedings in light of the Liam Allan case.
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FeatureHas the ECJ killed European motorsport?
Motorsport is already an expensive business. An ECJ ruling may just put it beyond the reach of most, if not out of business altogether.
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FeatureTechnology: netminder is a good save
AI goalie keeps out email howlers, while a chatbot takes the strain off junior clerks.
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FeatureEmployment: Is the gig finally up for Uber?
The ride-hailing business has been doing battle in the UK employment tribunals – and it has not fared well.
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FeatureChallenging the validity of a trade mark
A recent judgment provides certainty for those who have acquired local goodwill.
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FeatureEstablishing fraudulent calumny
Christodoulides v Marcou considers whether trial judge applied the correct legal principles for establishing fraudulent calumny.
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FeatureTrade treaties: pact agenda
UK haggling over a post-Brexit trade deal has cast a spotlight on the proliferation of treaties subject to ever more complex laws and regulations. Marialuisa Taddia reports
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FeatureSexual harassment: You too?
Sexual harassment in the legal profession is ‘rife’ – with the City of London providing some of the worst examples, Eduardo Reyes hears
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FeaturePrivate equity: Many happy returns?
Ten years after the financial crisis erupted, private equity has rediscovered some of its old swagger. Legal advisers have not been slow to capitalise, reports Marialuisa Taddia
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FeatureCriminal: General defences
In R v Riddell [2017] EWCA Crim 413 the court confirmed that self-defence can potentially be a defence to allegations of both dangerous and careless driving.
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FeatureLitigation – 2017 in review
BPE Solicitors v Hughes-Holland [2017] UKSC 21, a solicitors’ negligence claim, was the Supreme Court’s first opportunity to review the 20-year-old House of Lords SAAMCO principle, which underpins the calculation of loss in professional negligence claims. The court reaffirmed the SAAMCO judgment, referred to by Lord Sumption as ‘one of ...
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FeatureDealing with partner departures
The experience of a tricky partner’s departure can help to define a firm’s culture and market reputation.