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The Weekly Roundup: The Costly Edition
This week’s edition features two recent cases on recoverability of costs, each confirming that equity has no place in the consideration of costs recovery, something litigators may feel they already knew or could have intuited. It’s also been a costly (but worth it) week for…
Saggerson on Travel Law and Litigation 7th Edition Now Available
Saggerson on Travel Law and Litigation is an indispensable reference for the travel lawyer on all topics of relevance. Written by 1 Chancery Lane’s leading travel law practitioners, this seventh edition has been extensively revised and updated, providing comprehensive coverage of important developments since the publication…
The Weekly Roundup: The Extrajurisdictional Edition
Two cases caught our eye this week, both relating to issues around service outside the jurisdiction, which as you would expect has been something of a talking point in the courts since Exit Day. The first involves the unusual situation where a party seeks third…
Andrew Warnock QC discusses the UK’s Bill of Rights in 1COR Law Pod
Shortly before the current turmoil in Westminster, a new British Bill of Rights was introduced in Parliament. This Bill seeks to repeal and replace the 1998 Human Rights Act, which incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law. Rosalind English of 1 Crown…
Francesca O’Neill successful in striking out professional negligence claim with indemnity costs
In Daniel Khan v Taylor Haldane Barlex Solicitors, the Claimant brought a claim in professional negligence against his former representatives alleging that they had failed to properly advise him as to the terms of a restraining order precluding contact with his children after he received…
The Weekly Roundup: The All About Aviation Edition
As blue skies and summer holidays encourage the team to consider taking the 1CL private jet for a spin, we’ve spent the week thinking about all things aeronautical. The problems being experienced by passengers have been well documented this week, and the CAA and CMA…
Sports Law Update: Sally James v USM Events Pty Ltd [2022] QSC 63
Every sporting activity is commensurate with risk. This makes it difficult for practitioners who deal with such personal injury claims to identify when an ‘organiser’ of a sporting activity has fallen below their requisite standard of care, or whether the injury complained of fell within…
The Weekly Roundup: The Be Careful What You Wish For Edition
This week’s edition of the Roundup concerns two cases involving costs agreements which parties may subsequently have come to regret: the decisions in Doyle v M&D Foundations and Building Services Limited [2022] EWCA Civ 927 and Candey v Tonstate Group Ltd & Others [2022] EWCA…
Webinar Recording: How to Get the Most out of your Part 36 Offer
In yesterday’s webinar Sarah Prager of 1 Chancery Lane and Robert Horner of 9 Gough Chambers discussed how to get the most out of your Part 36 offer, including: When to make a Part 36 offer How to make a Part 36 offer What not to do…
Special Briefing – Holiday Cancellations and Refunds: Is the Flicker of Hope Test a Thing of the Past?
The Covid-19 pandemic and the measures taken in response to it have revealed a number of fault lines in all areas of the law. These areas of uncertainty are slowly being resolved as the courts grapple with claims brought in the aftermath of the various…
The Weekly Roundup: The Arty Edition
The team deals with two cases on jurisdictional matters this week; inconsistent choice of jurisdiction clauses, and the operation of the Italian Torpedo. But we were also interested to read that the family of a tourist allegedly kidnapped and murdered whilst on holiday in Mexico…
1CL shortlisted in Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022
Along with our future colleagues at 9 Gough Chambers we are proud to be shortlisted for Personal Injury Set of the Year in the Legal 500 Bar Awards. The Legal 500 seek to recognise both chambers and individuals – barristers of all levels of seniority,…
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