St Michael and All Angels
Today is the Feast of St Michael and All Angels, which has given its name to Michaelmas term, always the busiest of the legal year, in the run up to Christmas. To mark the start
Continue readingMonth: September 2016
Money and misery
This post first appeared as an article written for the Family Bar in November 2015. A fast growing area of practice for the Family Bar, is the provision of advice and representation for unmarried couples
Continue readingQuis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Many of my colleagues at the Bar believe that I spend my days with an abacus, counting out 6 minute units of time, and the minutes of my own life in coffee spoons. Far from
Continue readingCommercial Court rules on litigation funding charges in international arbitrations
An interesting case I was involved in last week, is now likely to be reported: it concerns the recovery of litigation funding charges in international arbitrations. The legal press have picked up the story here:
Continue readingNon party costs applications against credit hire companies
An important issue in credit hire litigation if a claim fails, is the extent to which a successful defendant, can either enforce its claim for costs against a claimant, or seek an order for non
Continue readingThe third way
When a client receives a bill for a solicitor’s work, it may provoke a gamut of emotions from gratitude to anger, and anger normally arises from a belief that the client has been overcharged, or
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