Supreme Court Plays Wild Card to Cash in Ghosh’s Dishonesty Chips

Wednesday, January 17th, 2018

For the last 35 years, the criminal courts have relied on a two-part test established in the case of R v Ghosh [1982] QB 1053 to determine whether an individual had behaved dishonestly....

Why English Law Governs Most International Commercial Contracts

Monday, September 12th, 2016

Parties to international contracts and cross-border transactions often choose the law of England and Wales (which we’ll call “English law” for short) as the governing law of the agreement. In...

Brexit: Will English Law Remain the Market-Standard Choice of Governing Law?

Saturday, April 2nd, 2016

The UK’s pivotal referendum on whether to leave or remain in the European Union is slated for June 23rd 2016, While both sides are campaigning heavily in the public eye, businesses in the UK are...

Supreme Court Ruling Overturns Criminal Law of Parasitic Accessory Liability

Monday, March 14th, 2016

The Supreme Court has redefined the law of secondary participation and joint enterprise in Criminal Law, in the seminal case of R v Jogee [2016] UKSC 8. The ruling overturns twenty years of...

English Votes for English Law tackles West Lothian Question

Monday, January 25th, 2016

In October 2015, the UK Parliament approved an amendment to its procedural rules to finally provide an answer to the famous “West Lothian question”. The term refers to the fact that MPs...

High Court Explains “Serious Harm” under Defamation Act

Friday, December 18th, 2015

The Defamation Act 2013 (“the Act”) reformed the law relating to slander and libel in England and Wales and introduced a new entry requirement for claimants wishing to bring a defamation claim: a...

5 Reasons Why London Remains the Legal Capital of Europe

Monday, May 26th, 2014

Businesses from all parts of the world regularly choose to use the law of England and Wales as the basis of their international commercial agreements. This has made London the capital of Europe, if...

Senior global law firm managing partner: English law is the law of choice of international clients and dual-qualification is a worthwhile step for foreign lawyers

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Mr Oliver Brettle – Managing Partner of leading global law firm White & Case LLP – recently discussed with QLTS School the continued attraction of English law as the preferred...

Government proposals to slash the civil legal aid bill come under fire

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

The coalition government has introduced the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (LASPOB) in a bid to reduce the burden on taxpayer funded legal aid, which currently stands at...

Justice Secretary announces changes to the civil justice system

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke recently announced that the limit of £5000 on small claims in the county court is to be doubled to £10,000 as part of steps by the Ministry of Justice...