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What do we know about Law in Roman Britain?


A talk by Sir Rupert Jackson to the Northern Legal History Group…

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Is a Failure to Act on Climate Change a Crime against Humanity?


Introduction The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established to try those…

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The search for consistency in the law of professional negligence: Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton and Khan v Meadows in the Supreme Court

On 18 June 2021, the same seven-judge constitution of the Supreme Court handed down judgment in two appeals.  Both cases arose from acts of professional negligence,…

Matthew & Others v Sedman & Others [2021] UKSC 19

When Dinah Washington sang “What a difference a day makes” it seems unlikely that she had in mind the limitation period in an accountant’s negligence case….

The Test for Inducement in Contracts Prior to the Insurance Act 2015: Zurich Insurance PLC v Niramax Group Limited [2021] EWCA Civ 590

In Zurich Insurance PLC v Niramax Group Limited, dealing with a contract pre-dating the Insurance Act 2015, the Court of Appeal held that to establish inducement in…

Interim WFOs: recognition and enforcement in EU member states after Brexit

Enforcement of Worldwide Freezing Orders after Brexit: this article explores the profound changes to the regime for the recognition of English judgments and interim orders on…

Britain’s Greatest Building Project – Hadrian’s Wall

Sir Rupert Jackson’s talk to a group of judges on the evening of 20 April 2021. View talk here

Contractors’ Claims for Time and Money: the Consequences of Late Notification

Talk by Sir Rupert Jackson at the Astana International Financial Centre Court to Lawyers Practising In Central Asia On 1 April 2021. View talk here

Disqualification undertakings and second chances—the correct approach to sections 8A and 17 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (Ahmed v Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy)

Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The court held that a disqualified director’s rehabilitation from drug and alcohol addiction did not amount to ‘special circumstances’ for the purposes…

Zuberi v Lexlaw Limited: Damages Based Agreements in England and Wales – a new dawn?

George McDonald and Tim Chelmick discuss the Court of Appeal decision in Zuberi v Lexlaw Limited which has made damages-based agreements in England and Wales far…

Professional liability update: 2020 year in review

Overview The core issues considered in the most important professional negligence cases of 2020 cover five main themes, as follows: The practical consequences of…

Long Arms and Sharp Elbows: Jurisdiction from 1 January 2021

Following the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement (“TCA”) and the laying before Parliament of the Civil, Criminal and Family Justice (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, the…

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Four Fundamentals of Limitation Periods in Contract and Tort Claims


By Carl Troman, Barrister and Mediator at 4 New Square Four key points…

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