One of the more niche areas of my practice, but which is one of the most…
Year: 2018
QOCS continued
The decision of the Court of Appeal in Cartwright v Venduct Engineering Limited [2018] EWCA Civ…
The ACL Conference 23rd November 2018
I have just put the finishing touches to my paper and Powerpoint presentation for the ACL…
Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500
I am pleased to note that I have been awarded ratings again in the new editions…
The piggy bank
One of the key distinctions between the way that barristers and solicitors practise, remains the fact that barristers may…
Always getting better
One of the cases due to be heard in the Court of Appeal next year, which…
Bending the rules
I have lost count of the number of decisions in the last three years, on various…
High crimes and misdemeanours
One of the books I read over the summer was by the Secret Barrister: in essence…
The winds of winter
Last month the Lord Chancellor suffered another defeat in the High Court in the case of R…
Making retainers work
A colleague at the Bar recently asked me what I actually did on a day to…