London used to be described by the media as the defamation capital of the world. In the 1980s and 1990s, when high profile international litigants brought […]
Black Cube gets green light for defamation claim in London’s High Court
Cash is king for law firms
In a crisis, cash is king. It underpins the fiscal health of every business and the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. Demand […]
The lessons of Nuremberg 75 years on
“There comes a point when a man must refuse to answer to his leader if he is also to answer to his own conscience.” The words […]
Right to be forgotten. Forget it?
At the bottom of every UK Google search page, there is a message that few people (save the legally astute) ever take much notice of: Some […]
Let’s kill all the lawyers?
Shakespeare had something of a way with words: a talent to amuse, abuse, beguile and bewitch through his unparalleled mastery of language. Any attempt to define […]
FBME’s investigators: in contempt and under orders
English judges are known for choosing their words very carefully: In this context, the recent Commercial Court judgment of Mrs Justice Cockerill in the case of […]
Glass of champagne? ‘No, I‘d rather make hats instead.’
Why young lawyers are turning away from alcohol-related social events. At a recent Sunday lunch party, a middle-aged lawyer reached in front of me to take […]
Cicero – the simple art of legal advocacy
Ask people to name a famous lawyer in history and they would struggle. After all, the most prominent lawyers in English history – such as Sir […]
The judgment of Prince Andrew
A child born into a royal family cannot be unborn from it, merely hidden away in the hope that people forget about him. That has been […]
The greatest ever lawyer? It’s horses for courses
It’s a contentious question. So out of curiosity, I searched ‘greatest ever lawyer’ and hit return. Up they came. A photo montage of Google’s greatest in […]
Law firms: time to lock-up before the Brexit election
That we finally have another general election has been widely anticipated. So much for the Fixed-term Parliaments Act – something of a misnomer since this will […]
Prohibition: 100 years on from the US alcohol ban
The night club. The speedboat. The mob. The booze cruise. The spread of jazz. The cocktail. What do they all have in common? They are the […]