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Blogs & Briefings 19/4/2021
The Obviousness of Risk
“To be alive at all involves some risk” – Harold MacMillan 1. On 5th July 2015, at approximately 2am, Christopher James returned to his bedroom at the White Lion Hotel in Worcester. He had attended a wedding with his friend. They had both been drinking but neither was drunk. Despite the late hour, it had
Blogs & Briefings 19/4/2021
The Weekly Roundup: the Caterpillar Wars Edition
We’d be interested to know how many chargeable hours have been spent comparing caterpillar cakes recently; certainly we at 1CL have done very little else this week. Of course, nothing compares to our own Dom Smith’s version, but don’t tell M&S that. And it was in this spirit of original v update that we read
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1CL Webinar: Life Beyond Covid-19 Enforcement Restrictions
28
April
In this webinar, Simon Newman and Christopher Pask of our Property, Chancery & Commercial team will be discussing the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 which come into force on 4 May 2021, and the insolvency landscape as Covid-19 and CIGA 2020 restrictions lift. Simon
1CL Webinar: Managing Occupational Stress Claims
16
April
In this webinar Laura Johnson and Richard Collier provide an introduction to managing occupational stress claims. The session covers the fundamental legal principles and provides some practical tips for managing these complex claims. It also includes consideration of stress claims in the Covid era. This webinar is suitable for fee earners new to this work
1CL Webinar: Covid Enforcement Restrictions – Practical Problems
25
March
As the UK prepares for the relaxation of lockdown, Zachary Bredemear, Richard Cherry and Conor Kennedy of 1 Chancery Lane’s Property, Chancery and Commercial team offer a reminder of the restrictions on bringing proceedings and enforcement that are still in force. They look at some practical problems concerning residential and commercial landlord and tenant and