What happens when a series of criminal offences are committed over a period when a new piece of legislation comes into force? Do they fall under the new rules or the old ones? The job of the Supreme Court was made especially difficult in this
Whether you are a remainer or a Brexiteer it is legally possible that we are so far along the road of Brexit that we couldn’t change our mind even if we wanted to. One person who wants to know for certain is Jolyon Maugham QC,
This case is the legal equivalent of the aphorism ‘If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?’ Here though the question is ‘If a letter arrives while you are on holiday, have you
When it comes to small claims there is a delicate balance that exists between claimants, insurers and solicitors. In this case Haven insurance upset that balance by trying to cut Edmondson Solicitors out of the picture. In this episode we explore whether the insurers had
The way that damages are worked out in a case can have a huge impact on both the claimant and the defendant. Add to this that the courts are often making their own best estimates and the whole outcome can become incredibly uncertain. In this
Judgment was handed down today in the renowned Pimlico Plumbers case that has received a lot of media attention. At the heart of the case is one very simple question: how do we define what a worker is? The answer involves a careful analysis of
Political scandal, “fraud on an epic scale” and a billionaire in hiding are the main highlights in this case. The appellant is accused of helping to hide his father-in-law’s ill-gotten gains. Meanwhile we also consider the impact of the large number of Eastern European cases
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In tort law a lot of focus is placed on aspects such as the duty of care and causation but there also has to be an injury caused by the defendant. How we define an injury is not always straightforward and in this case we
Season 2 of Westworld is fast approaching an exciting climax and what better way to celebrate than with a video on Westworld and the law? The hosts are proving to be more than a match for their human counterparts but should they be entitled to