When I was in private practice, I acted for the Bloody Sunday Tribunal. The inquiry is chaired by Lord Saville of Newdigate (originally a Law Lord and now one of the Supreme Court Justices) and is likely to report next year, some 12 years after it was set up. Much has been written about the… Read More: Bloody Sunday and IT »
I remember a time when law firms were at pains to make it clear that they did not accept service of proceedings by fax unless specific arrangements had been made in advance. Doubtless many firms still carry the necessary words as part of their email signature and/or on their notepaper. Now, suddenly, there is a… Read More: The Last Straw »
The stock market and some of the respected commentators think the recession is over. Others, including the Bank of England, are not so sure. You could be forgiven for being confused!! Recession means different things to different people and businesses are affected in different ways. Interest rates are at an historic low and may remain… Read More: No return to the status quo ante? »
Lawyers will all remember (some possibly with fondness) the case of Donoghue v Stevenson (1932) AC 562. The snail in the ginger beer case was a favourite of mine at university not least because it showed the human side of the law and how the law related to real life. I was only slightly amused… Read More: Snails, smoke balls and good neighbours »
Almost everybody has heard of the protracted litigation between Multiplex and various parties arising out of the construction of the new National Stadium at Wembley. Amongst those disputes the largest, and most publicised, was that between Multiplex and its steelwork sub-contractor, Cleveland Bridge (CB). Less well known are the 6 paragraphs (out of a total… Read More: The Road from Wembley »
It came as news to me recently that the technology exists to search the spoken word in much the same way as e-discovery tools search the written word. Bearing in mind the wide definition of “document” for the purposes of disclosure, lawyers need to consider whether voicemails and recorded messages and other forms of the… Read More: Speak no evil »