Unfortunately, in the past few weeks mass shootings have taken the news in the US and worldwide. With there being two mass shootings on consecutive days at the start of August in Texas and Ohio, the never-ending debate to whether or not the government need to enforce some changes becomes even more heated and ever […]
With greater numbers of companies than ever before conducting business online, it’s never been more important to be aware of the rules and regulations governing global e-commerce.
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 morning.
In this second article in his series on resilience and wise leadership in the legal profession, leadership coach Tim Segaller discusses with Lawyer Monthly how mindfulness skills can help lawyers’ negotiation and litigation skills. My previous article looked at how law firms can respond to the growing problem of stress in their profession. I introduced […]
Here Peter Brewer, a solicitor and partner in the national firm of Clarke Willmott LLP, based in the Commercial and Private Client Litigation team in Birmingham, looks at the recent dispute between step-sisters Deborah Cutler and Anna Winter over their parents’ estate. Anna Winter was the daughter of John Scarle. Deborah Cutler was the daughter […]
The recent High Court judgment in Graham Frederick John Auliffe and ors v Susan Ellis [2019] 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 the legal rules governing the case; and then to form a judgment”.
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