In this article, Andrew Thornton, a barrister at Erskine Chambers and a director of FromCounsel.com, Sparqa Legal and Juriosity.com considers some of the ways in which technology may change how…
For a long time, mediation, or as it is often known, alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”), has been the Cinderella of civil litigation. Its merits and value have been overlooked for…
The Times and Bond Solon Annual Expert Witness Survey 2019* was conducted online from 13th September 2019 to 30th September 2019. 569 experts completed the survey making it one of…
Great strides have been made in embedding international quality standards in forensic science work that is to be relied upon by investigators and the courts. But these standards alone…
The Principle As long ago as 2001, Lord Woolf LJ gave this guidance in R (Cowl) v Plymouth City Council [2001] EWCA Civ 1935 at [1]: “The importance of this…
Commonly referred to as “gagging clauses” and described in the headlines as “bullying tactics” and “legal weapons for the rich and powerful”, the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) has been a topic…
Dr Andrew James, Professor of Innovation Management & Policy at Alliance Manchester Business School and academic lead for the Manchester Law & Technology Initiative, argues it’s vital we keep abreast of…
Professor Cheryl Thomas QC has been appointed the first Dean of an Inn of Court in 700 years. She is the country’s leading expert on courts, judges and juries, and…
In 1914, the radical pamphlet ‘Sex Differentiation In Salary’ was published, arguing that women should have equal pay for equal work. Its author was Helen Normanton, who later became the…
Sisters in Law In December 1919, the first woman was admitted to an Inn of Court, Middle Temple – just 24 hours after the Sex Discrimination (Removal) Act was passed.…
On 1 April 2019, our new Bar Qualification rules came into effect. They can be viewed in Part 4 of the BSB Handbook and should be read in conjunction with…
It’s difficult to discuss the LASPO Review without discussing LASPO itself. But for the sake of brevity, and so that we can talk about the substance of the Review, let’s…
