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Reaching for Silk: Jacqueline Renton KC on Progress and the Bar for Women

From the age of 16, I wanted...

Exchange Chambers celebrates silk’s “extraordinary” career

Exchange Chambers has celebrated Bill Braithwaite KC’s...

Gifts and Grudges in the Financial Remedies Court

 By Julia Townend, Barrister at 4PB  Advances of...

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Louis Browne KC acts for Wrexham Borough Council under Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014

 In an important local government case, Louis Browne KC from Exchange Chambers has acted for Wrexham Borough Council to recover non-payment of care home...

We are All Trudi Warner! Promoting the Rights of Jurors in the Twenty First Century

By Richard Vogler, Professor of Comparative Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, University of Sussex George Orwell noticed the tendency of repressive law to degenerate into...

Quincecare[1] duty does not require banks to second-guess customers’ clear instructions: Fiona Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC [2023] UKSC 25

   Introduction In July 2023, the Supreme Court in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC unanimously held that when a customer clearly authorises and instructs a...

Barrister Link Shortlisted for ‘Excellence in Innovation’ at East Midlands Chamber Business Awards

Barrister Link is delighted to announce its shortlisting for the prestigious 'Excellence in Innovation' award at the East Midlands Chamber Business Awards. This recognition...

AI the EU and US – Part 2-The Deep Fake

By Professor Mark Engelman, Barrister, 4-5 Gray's Inn Square One of the world’s all-time impostors was Arthur Orton, aka Thomas Castro. He was a butcher...

The role of AI in the legal profession

Before we seek legal advice from an AI-fuelled robot lawyer, we need to ensure there are moral, ethical and bias guidelines in place, says...

“A Whole Life Order on Each and Every Offence”: The Unprecedented Implication of Lucy Letby’s Whole Life Orders

By Fee Robinson, London School of Economics  Introduction On the 21st of August 2023 Lucy Letby was sentenced for the murders of seven babies, and the...

“You’ll never make it as a Barrister…”

By Kevin Athow, Employed Barrister, and General Counsel at BSH Home Appliances Ltd I wonder how many people have heard that phrase and have been...

The reversal of the presumption of innocence in compensation claims for those wrongly convicted:  the case of MALKINSON casts a spotlight  

 As Counsel for Mr Malkinson said at the Court of Appeal, this is not just a historic case but a historic injustice  By Leila Taleb​,...

Do Human Rights survive in time of national crisis or war? A Cautionary Tale

By Brian Lett KC, 4 King's Bench Walk I must confess to being a fervent supporter of the European Convention on Human Rights , and...

New IBA report provides first-of-its-kind global perspective on cybersecurity risk governance

A new report from the International Bar Association (IBA) Presidential Task Force on Cybersecurity and the IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit (LPRU) provides a first-of-its-kind global perspective on key...

s.48(a) MCA 2005: should a 25% likelihood of incapacity suffice to make interim orders?

Introduction In the recent case of A Local Authority v LD and RD EWHC 1258 (Fam), Mr Justice Mostyn held that 25% is the...

Non-Competes: The UK v US approach

By Suliat Jimoh, Paralegal at Winckworth Sherwood  Following the global pandemic and Brexit, both the UK Government and U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have proposed...

Statement from Working Families on the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Receiving Royal Assent

Jane van Zyl, Chief Executive of Working Families, said: “We are delighted that the Flexible Working Bill has become law. This landmark legislation enables reforms...

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