11/25/2019 6:55:20 PM Uber loses London licence By Howard Kennedy Transport for London (TfL) has published its decision not to renew Uber's hire vehicle operator licence on the basis that Uber is not fit...
11/6/2019 6:58:14 PM Justice Secretary announces £2m of funding for lawtech By Robyn Watson The Ministry of Justice has announced this week the allocation of £2 million in government funding to the tech firm, Tech Nation, to...
10/31/2019 2:20:25 PM A stark warning to financial institutions from the Supreme Court By Robyn Watson The recent unanimous Supreme Court ruling in Singularis Holdings Ltd v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd [2019] UKSC 50 is a stark warning...
9/27/2019 10:15:18 AM Diversity in the Judiciary - are quotas the answer? By Robyn Watson David Lammy, who conducted a landmark government-commissioned review of racial diversity in the criminal justice system in 2017 and...
9/25/2019 1:40:15 PM Can legal expenses insurance help the "forgotten middle" secure greater access to justice? By Robyn Watson A new report from the IBA suggests that greater uptake of legal expenses insurance by individuals could increase access to justice for...
9/17/2019 12:00:00 AM Estate agent commissions – tips for getting paid By Robyn Watson In theory, getting paid should be pretty straight forward for an estate agent. A commission based on a percentage of the sale price is...
5/17/2019 12:00:00 AM Takhar v Gracefield Developments Ltd and others - does fraud unravel all? By Luke Barden de Lacroix The established and somewhat confusing case law on setting aside a judgment on the grounds of fraud has recently been clarified by the...
5/17/2019 12:00:00 AM Balancing duties in litigation - SRA report By Howard Kennedy The Solicitors Regulation Authority ("SRA") released a risk consultation report on balancing duties in litigation in November 2018. This...
1/10/2019 12:00:00 AM Disclosure reforms in civil proceedings aims to cut costs for parties By Robyn Watson 1 January 2019 marked the arrival of the new Mandatory Disclosure Pilot Scheme. The reforms seek to address concerns about the onerous...