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Siem v WBD: Causation, Counterfactuals and Duties to Third Parties


In this article, Neil Hext KC considers Siem v Womble Bond Dickinson…

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Reliance revisited: High Court construes statutory requirements for UK securities fraud claims


4 New Square Chambers’ Shail Patel KC has written an article for The Journal of International Banking and Financial Law considering the decision in Allianz Funds…

Leggett & Others v American International Group UK Limited


In this article, Amanda Savage KC and Ed Grigg analyse the recent High Court decision in Leggett & Others v American International Group UK Limited [2025]…

Norman Hay Plc (in Member’s Voluntary Liquidation) v Marsh Ltd


In this case analysis, Nicholas Broomfield and Diarmuid Laffan discuss Norman Hay Plc v Marsh Ltd, examining its treatment of causation principles in brokers’ negligence claims…

Solicitors’ Duties: Five Key Principles


In this article, Melody Hadfield sets out five key principles which determine the ambit of solicitors’ duties and provides insight into how those principles interrelate. Melody…

Barrowfen Properties Limited v Patel


In this article, Shail Patel KC and John Williams analyse the recent Court of Appeal decision in Barrowfen Properties, with a focus on the court’s findings…

Contract terms, certainty and reasonable endeavours clauses


Melody Hadfield considers the High Court’s decision in Salem v Salem and the enforceability of “reasonable endeavours” clauses. Salem In Salem & Anor v Salem &…

Weston Homes and the ‘Breach of Contract Principle’


In this article, Melody Hadfield considers the recent decision of the High Court in Weston Homes Plc v Henley Developments 211 Ltd [2024] EWHC 3286 (Ch)….

Professional Liability and Coverage Update: what happened in 2024 and what’s in store in 2025?


By Helen Evans KC,  Ben Smiley, Pippa Manby,  Marie-Claire O’Kane and Will Cook of 4 New Square Chambers Overview The two professions who occupied most court time…

The Grip of the Peril: Sky UK Limited & Another v Riverstone Managing Agency Limited & Others


Property insurance is generally written to cover damage caused by an insured peril during the period of indemnity. What if the damage is progressive or liable…

The Constructive Trust Over Unauthorised Profits as a Remedy


4 New Square Chambers’ Teen-Jui Chow has published a case note in Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly titled “The Constructive Trust Over Unauthorised Profits as…

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SRA Warning Notice on “Misuse of AI” dated 17 August 2026: a timely reminder to legal practitioners


Jamie Smith KC and Tim Chelmick consider yesterday’s Warning Notice published by…

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