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Posted by The Barrister Group, Apr 19, 2024

Throughout the year, The Barrister Group will be hosting a series of webinars with our specialist barristers on specific areas of commercial law.

Posted by Stephen Ward, Apr 18, 2024

In the world of legal proceedings, arbitration stands out as an effective alternative method of dispute resolution. It ...

Posted by Tahir Khan, Apr 16, 2024

Mauritius has taken significant strides towards becoming a pioneering force in Africa's digital landscape by being among the ...

Posted by Julian Hickey, Apr 15, 2024

When advising on a dispute with HMRC, which may ultimately lead to an appeal before the tribunal and higher courts, it is ...

Posted by Azeem Ali, Apr 11, 2024

Credit hire is supposedly a very well-known subject area. The words credit hire mean different things to people. Whilst not ...

Posted by Azeem Ali, Mar 21, 2024

The case of Diriye v Bojaj [2021] 1 WLR 1277 is a Court of Appeal case and therefore should be seriously considered. I have ...

Posted by Azeem Ali, Mar 20, 2024

One of the key issues in almost any credit hire case is the issue of impecuniosity. There were many early challenges to ...

Posted by The Barrister Group, Mar 15, 2024

In this seminar, barristers Richard O'Dair and Simon McCrossan will examine whether and to what extent employees can ask ...

Posted by Andrew Byles, Mar 14, 2024

Although living conditions in England and Wales have vastly improved over the past hundred years, it is a sad fact that ...

Posted by Azeem Ali, Mar 14, 2024

In credit hire cases, it is not an entirely an uncommon situation for a claimant not to have a valid MOT for the vehicle ...

Posted by Pauline Lewis, Mar 13, 2024

Family breakdown in the UK has reached epidemic proportions. The family courts are bursting at the seams with parents ...

Posted by Nicola Augousti, Mar 12, 2024

In my recent experience of Stage 3 hearings, whilst the non-binding County Court decision of Blair v Jaber [2023] EW Misc 3 ...

Posted by Azeem Ali, Mar 10, 2024

The Court of Appeal decision of Bee v Jenson [2008 R.T.R.7] was reported over 13 years ago. I recall there was a lot of ...

Posted by Azeem Ali, Mar 08, 2024

Central to the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (hereinafter mainly referred to as the “Act”) is the word “credit”. There is however ...

Posted by Azeem Ali, Mar 08, 2024

The concepts of loss and hire have always been intertwined. From my experience, the easiest way to understand hire is to ...