6 December 2019

Paul Fisher Participates in ICC Russia Arbitration Conference ("Russia as a Place for Dispute Resolution") 3 December...

On 3 December 2019, Paul Fisher participated with Russian colleagues as a speaker at the 11th ICC Russia Arbitration Conference in Moscow. Paul and highly regarded international arbitration lawyers within the...
3 December 2019

Alison Padfield QC appointed Chair of Bar Council Legal Services Committee

The Bar Council Chair for 2020, Amanda Pinto QC, has appointed Alison Padfield QC of 4 New Square Chair of the Bar Council Legal Services Committee with effect from 1 January 2020....
28 November 2019

Roger Stewart QC nominated for ‘International Arbitration: Silk Of The Year’ at the The Legal 500 2020 UK Awards

Congratulations to Roger Stewart QC on his nomination for International Arbitration: Silk Of The Year at the The Legal 500 2020 UK Awards. We wish Roger and his fellow nominees the...
4 November 2019

Success at the 2019 Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards for 4 New Square

Professional Negligence Set of the Year We are delighted to announce that 4 New Square won the Professional Negligence Set of the Year 2019 at the prestigious Chambers &...
28 October 2019

The impact of foreign insolvency proceedings on English law bank guarantees: ascertaining foreign law, the scope of the...

Shail Patel acted for the successful defendants at trial in Bank of Baroda v Maniar [2019] EWHC 2463 Comm, in resisting claims by the bank on personal guarantees. The case raised a...
25 October 2019

Court of Appeal clamps down on disbursements in Fixed Recoverable Costs Cases

The Court of Appeal this morning handed down judgment in the second appeal in Cham v Aldred [2019] EWCA Civ 1780. The case concerned the recoverability of counsel’s fee for...
24 October 2019

High Court overturns decision that ‘death clause’ in CFA unenforceable.

Mr Justice Saini this morning handed down judgment overturning a decision by a Costs Judge that the use of a clause in a CFA (based on the Law Society standard) which made the...
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