Becoming a barrister is often considered one of the highest achievements for a person’s legal career and most are probably under the impression that it will be plain sailing once they qualify. As with any similar role, being a barrister is much more than knowing your stuff and getting up in the…
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The Real Cost of Refusing to Mediate
Here Peter Brewer, a solicitor and partner in the national firm of Clarke Willmott LLP, based in the Commercial and…
The Art of Litigation: Bull or Bear?
It’s no secret that litigators have a reputation for bringing bullish tactics to the courtroom.
The recent High Court judgment in Graham Frederick John Auliffe and ors v Susan Ellis EWHC 1427 (QB) clarified that the role of the court in disputes is not to simply determine the truth but “to identify what needs to be proved, by whom, upon the basis of a correct identification and analysis of…
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Is There Such a Thing as a Freelance Lawyer?
The world of work is changing and flexibility appears to be the way of the future. A major cause of this shift is…
5 Essential Skills a Law Degree Can Develop
Studying law isn’t about being able to name the fifty most influential cases in contract law or reciting the Human…
Housing is in a state of flux with residents being evicted by landlords on unreasonable grounds and thousands of tenants still living in unsuitable and technically unsafe accommodation with Grenfell-style cladding. So, what does the country’s new leader need to be aware of?
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Electric Scooters: Fun or Fatal?
Following the tragic death of Youtuber and Channel 4 presenter Emily Hartridge on 14 July in a road traffic…
DSARS: The Pitfalls and Recommendations
Since the GDPR rules were introduced in May 2018, data subject access requests (DSARs) have been on the rise.