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Calling All Students, Graduates and Post-Graduates: Civil Law Competition
Cornwall Street Barristers are pleased to announce the commencement of the 2020 Civil Law Competition...
Holly-Louise Kilbey Returns To Practice
We are thrilled to welcome back Holly-Louise Kilbey to Chambers after her maternity leave. Holly joined...
Adjusting To The New Norm: Cornwall Street Launch Remote Connection Suites
We all need to work in a safe environment. So, at Cornwall Street Barristers we have now established three...
Ending The “Rough Sex” Defence In Murder Cases.
Written by Shannon O'Connor The passage of the new domestic abuse bill through parliament has been...
Don’t let a footpath claim trip you up. Tim Jacques reviews the recent Court of Appeal decision in Barlow v Wigan MBC.
Background In September 2014 Deborah Barlow was walking in her local park when she tripped over an exposed...
CIVIL COURTS: CHANGES TO PRIORITY LISTING
Amendments were made on 14 May 2020 to the priority list for the County Courts during the pandemic. Please...
Case Comment: Removal of Children out of Jurisdiction during Covid-19 Pandemic – Re N (A Child) [2020] EWFC 35
Written by Dr Mandeep Dyal, Family Law Barrister The decision of Mostyn J in the matter of Re N (a child)...
Vicarious Liability: Some Recent Decisions
Nicholas Kennan briefly looks at some recent decisions regarding vicarious liability. Cases of vicarious...
Appointment of Rebecca Keeves and Simon Bradshaw as Deputy District Judges
Cornwall Street Barristers is delighted to announce the appointment of Rebecca Keeves and Simon Bradshaw as...
Don’t Lien on my Motorcycle – Sheianov v Sarner International Ltd and the law of lien
Simon Bradshaw considers recent guidance from the High Court as to what involves ‘work on goods’ sufficient...
Arkin v Marshall: the application of PD 51Z
Court of Appeal Case Considering Application of Practice Direction 51Z (Arkin v Marshall and Ors) Further to...
Fixed Costs, Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting and Appeals
In January of this year the Court of Appeal grappled again with the vexed question of how to resolve the...
4 Court of Appeal Cases that Criminal Practitioners Should Read
4 Court of Appeal Cases 29-30 April 2020 that Criminal Practitioners Should Read 2 of them involving the...
Case Note: Re Amos
Case Comment – Re Amos – The Forfeiture Rule and Causing Death by Careless Driving In Re Amos [2020] EWHC...
Case Note: Brian Lenord v First Manchester Limited
Case Note: Brian Lenord v First Manchester Limited [2020] EWHC 982 (QB) (24 April 2020) Introduction: The...