Earlier this month, The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee, under the Chairmanship of Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, continued its short inquiry into the consequences of Brexit for the rights of EU nationals in the UK, and for UK nationals in other EU Member States. The Committee heard evidence from barrister Anthony Speaight QC […]
The Bar Council has warned that the UK economy and London’s position as the leading centre for dispute resolution will suffer if Brexit negotiations do not ensure that UK court judgments are enforceable in EU Member States, once Britain leaves the European Union. In written evidence to the Commons Justice Select Committee, published […]
Lawyers have become increasingly concerned that Legal Professional Privilege (LPP) is being undermined by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO): they are anxious that this fundamental common law right may become further diminished as the SFO increasingly challenges companies which claim LPP while under investigation. But are they right to be concerned, and if so, why […]
Introducing this month’s special focus on Competition & Antitrust law is Robert Russell, National Chair of the Competition and Foreign Investment Review Group at Borden Ladner Gervais. Here Robert discusses the latest legislative developments in the Canadian M&A landscape, including Competition Bureau procedures, the introduction of Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs), and changes to the Canadian […]
Having recently joined 6 Pump Court Chambers in London, this month’s guest barrister is eager to expand his boundaries in the legal sector, and make efforts to raise the bar, both in terms of standards of service, and in the relationships 6 Pump Court and its team cultivates with its clients. Over the next few […]
Rightscorp, a Los Angeles-based provider of copyright monetization and data services, monitors the global Peer‐to‐Peer (P2P) file sharing networks to seek out and find illegally downloaded digital media on ISP networks. US Law makes piracy illegal, and nobody is legally entitled to participate in piracy with impunity – not even Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Furthermore, […]
Forensic Expert Witness Services of the Year 2016: Lawyer Monthly Magazine Dr John Douse BA, MA, D,Phil (Oxford), FRSC, FCSFS, F ChromSoc, MIExpE, MEWI. I provide expertise in the fields of explosives, gunshot residue, drugs, toxicology, DNA and forensic chemistry. A full account of my casework including comments on my performance by instructing parties can […]
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