James Thacker KC and Edward Lamb KC attended the Opening of the Legal Year at Westminster Abbey yesterday, followed by the Lord Chancellor’s breakfast at Westminster Hall.

This is a historic ceremony and involves the Lord Chancellor, Lady Chief Justice, Senior Judiciary, Members of the Supreme Court, Circuit and District Judges and King’s Counsel led by the Attorney General and Solicitor-General in procession for a religious service.
Edward Lamb KC is chairing the second day of the Adult Brain Injury Conference in Manchester, on Friday 12 June. He also presented a talk: ‘Utilising the Court of Protection in Injury Work’. The Adult Brain Injury Conference is taking place at the Lowry (Salford…
Following the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C 629/24, MH v Costa Crociere SpA we ask whether the basis for claims against sea and air carriers will now shift from the Athens and Montreal Conventions (with their two…
Section 96 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 implements a proposal of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse by introducing new provisions into the Limitation Act 1980 in relation to claims for child sexual abuse. Paul Stagg KC (who successfully defended the claims…
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