Historic is perhaps an over-used term but the latest meeting of the Law Society’s governing council was precisely that, taking place as it did within hours of the inauguration of I. Stephanie Boyce. Our first president of colour, I. Stephanie ...
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Feed SubscriptionThe role of courts at the seat of arbitration | Feature
It is well established in international commercial arbitration that the courts at the seat of arbitration will have supervisory jurisdiction over the arbitral proceedings, including hearing any challenges to the validity of the arbitral award. In the recent case of ...
Read More »Postcard from abroad: Sinyee Ong, Sharpe & Jagger | Feature
Insurance disputes in Singapore cite English law Singapore achieved independence in 1965. Like other former British colonies, Singapore law takes much of its shape and form from English law. As a contentious construction and insurance solicitor in Singapore, I have ...
Read More »Business interruption cases and the Financial Ombudsman Service | Feature
Many readers will be aware that the Supreme Court recently handed down its decision in the case of The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch and Others [2021] UKSC 1. The decision is highly relevant to many businesses affected by Covid-19. ...
Read More »Ethnicity pay gap reporting: transparency can lead to accountability | Feature
Inequality came into sharp focus in 2020. Covid-19 has shown the urgency of health inequality, and the killing of George Floyd sparked calls for racial justice. Causing systemic change needs a systemic approach by businesses. Corporates must combine resources to ...
Read More »Law Society Risk and Compliance Conference | Feature
‘Don’t let online boasts damage your reputation’ Law firms boasting online about their quality standards could be increasing their reputational risks if they cannot substantiate such claims. Tracy Vegro, executive director of strategy and innovation at the Solicitors Regulation Authority, ...
Read More »Okpabi – a ‘real issue to be tried’ | Feature
In Okpabi and others v Royal Dutch Shell Plc and another [2021] UKSC 3, the claimants, 40,000 Nigerians, alleged that oil spills had occurred from pipelines operated in the vicinity of their communities, causing environmental damage. It was alleged that ...
Read More »Solicitors’ cyber cover – going quietly? | Feature
Never before has the legal profession relied so heavily on its IT systems as it has since the beginning of lockdown almost a year ago. As a profession we recognise that this is the new reality but we are not ...
Read More »Buckland’s judicial power project | Feature
‘Judicial overreach increasingly threatens the rule of law and effective, democratic government.’ We do not know what conclusion justice secretary Robert Buckland QC MP was hoping for when he invited Conservative peer and former justice minister Edward Faulks QC to ...
Read More »Self service | Feature | Law Gazette
The low down The government’s view of private prosecutions presents as complicated. On the one hand, the idea of private parties bringing resource and determination to cases that are not a priority for an austerity-hit state is attractive to its ...
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