Other Areas of Law Archives

Category: Other Areas of Law

Jun

Case and Costs Management: the Unhappy Bedfellows

Written by Paul Stagg, Barrister¹ The coronavirus lockdown has had many effects. Many people are saying that spending much more time with a significant other than either of them is accustomed to ...

May

HRH The Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspapers Limited [2020] EWHC 1058 (Ch)

On 1 May 2020 Warby J handed down the judgment of a pre-trial application made by Associated Newspapers. The Claimant is bringing an action for misuse of private information, breaches of data ...

Apr

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme the UK government has agreed to pay 80% (up to a maximum of £2,500) of furloughed employees’ salaries for an initial three month period from 1 March 2020.

Mar

Alexander Aristides Reid v Katie Price [2020] EWHC 594 (QB) – Assessment of damages for the misuse of private information

As we all recall, Katie Price was married between February 2010 and March 2012 to the cage fighter Alex Reid (MMA aficionados will recall his surprisingly decent fight against Tom Watson in BAMMA).

Jan

Ransom Bitcoin – Further Guidance from the Commercial Court

In AA v Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 3556 (comm) Mr Justice Bryan gave further ...

Jul

Proportionate Costs – important new guidance from the Court of Appeal

The notes at [44.3.3] of the 2019 Consolidated Edition of Civil Procedure (the White Book) (p.1390) read: “As yet no guidance has been provided by the Court of Appeal as to how the test of ...

Jul

The UK Supreme Court Yearbook Volume 9 (2019)

Andrew Warnock QC has written the chapter reviewing the Supreme Court’s decisions in the fields of personal injury, professional responsibility and tort during the 2017-2018 legal year in the UK ...

Feb

Sarah Prager to talk at ABTA Travel Law Seminar

We're delighted to announce that Sarah Prager will, again, be speaking at the ABTA Travel Law Seminar. To see the other speakers and programme, click here:

Jan

Ian Stebbings successfully defends major national holiday park in public liability claim

Ian Stebbings successfully defends major national holiday park in public liability claim. The Claimant alleged that she had fallen ...

Dec

The Kenya Emergency Group Litigation concludes

After over 2.5 years of trial the Kenya Emergency Group Litigation (“KEGL”) has finally concluded. All claims against the UK Government (the Foreign & Commonwealth Office) have now been ...

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