Tag: Legal profession
2018 x 0.5 = 🎉
My review of what I’ve acheived in 2018 and what’s coming up over the next 6 months of legal training, education and practice.
New ebook: Supporting Migrant Workers
Download your free employment and immigration law ebook, which includes a detailed guide to migrant workers’ rights, the gig economy and modern slavery claims.
My first case: a new vlog
Learn more about my journey into being a barrister, how I handled #myfirstcase, and my top tip for those of you starting out as UK lawyers in the profession.
Unfinished business: the Qatari commercial dispute that landed a Cayman Islands Judge in conflict
This international commercial dispute gave rise to allegations of ‘unconscious bias’ on the part of a Judge of the Cayman Islands Grand Court. The resulting decision highlights that the perception of judicial independence is crucial.
Happy 2nd anniversary Law, mostly!
It’s time to celebrate! The last 2 years have been quite a ride and I’m looking forward to utilising the blog differently this year. Thanks for making it a great place to be.
Should Judges recuse themselves if they practise in the same chambers as a barrister in the case?
Allegations of bias against Judges are treated with healthy scepticism. But litigators should be alert to complications that can arise when Judges have links to the lawyers in a case. In a recent commercial dispute, the Court of Appeal discussed the right approach to secure fairness and justice.
Immigration Tribunal can re-open regulator’s disciplinary findings
Did you know that the Immigration Tribunal can decide on disciplinary charges against rogue legal advisors? (Me neither). But a recent case sheds light on the Tribunal’s powers to disagree with the regulator and decide the matter for itself.
Immigration Judge hammered for “serious errors” in unprecedented decision
This Judges decisions were so bad that nobody really knows what he is talking about, or if he bothered to read the law or the papers. Upsetting when you think that in some cases, people’s lives depend on the outcome.
When does a flawed cross-examination result in a successful appeal?
Trial lawyers should note the Privy Council’s recent guidance on when Judges can disbelieve witnesses on the basis of facts not put to the witness in cross-examination.
Law Society to face negligence claim over its “Find a Solicitor” search engine
Over 1 million people a month use the Law Society’s “Find a Solicitor” tool. But who pays the price if one of those searches turns out to be wrong?