In this podcast episode, 4 New Square Chambers Barristers Clare Dixon KC and Ben Smiley explore the SRA’s guidance on SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation), the implications for litigation conduct and the challenges it presents to solicitors, COLPs and GCs. With the publication on 31 May 2024 of the SRA’s updated Warning Notice on SLAPPs, […]
Listen nowGraeme McPherson KC and Diarmuid Laffan share some practical thoughts on preparing for disciplinary hearings and conducting tribunal advocacy.
Listen nowIn this podcast Paul Parker provides an overview of the “StaRs”, the enforcement regime and their perceived flexibility, and examines the SRA’s reach into one’s private life and personal affairs.
Listen nowIn this podcast, Charles Phipps and Amanda Savage discuss whether legal professional privilege is a doctrine in retreat. They consider recent cases on the applicability of privilege in the regulatory context and the boundaries of litigation privilege.
Listen nowIn 2017 the #metoo movement began to spread on social media. Although its meaning and ambit have evolved, it began as a means by which sexual harassment and assault in the workplace could and would be called out. Speakers: Ben Hubble KC and Clare Dixon.
Listen nowIn this podcast, Ben Hubble QC and Charles Phipps discuss solicitors’ conflicts of interest – how to recognise them, how to avoid them and how to resolve them.
Listen nowIn this podcast, Siân Mirchandani KC and Daniel Saoul KC discuss their practice, life at the bar and their journey to becoming Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel) at 4 New Square Chambers – and what being a KC means to a career at the Bar.
Listen nowIn this podcast, junior barrister Hannah Daly shares her journey to the Commercial Bar, offering insights into the pupillage experience, her first year as a tenant at 4 New Square Chambers, and the lessons she has learned along the way.
Listen nowThinking about pupillage? Hear from Seohyung Kim and Melody Hadfield on their path to the Bar, tips for success, and what their pupillage year at 4 New Square Chambers was really like.
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