Orams Revisited

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Effective Control, Criminalisation, and the Misuse of EU and International Law in Cyprus Property Disputes  Opinion Piece by Lennart Poulsen, Barrister at 9BR Chambers  Introduction Few cases in European private international law have been as persistently mischaracterised as Apostolides v Orams. What was, in substance, a narrow decision on the recognition of a civil judgment has been repurposed into an artificial authority for asserting criminal jurisdiction over the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (‘TRNC’). That repurposing now underpins a campaign of prosecutions by...

Litigation Funding, PACCAR, and the Battle for Access to Justice

In the context of English law, few technicalities have threatened to derail the machinery of justice as profoundly as the Supreme Court’s decision in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others...

Inside a Murder Trial: Reflections from a Mini-Pupil

  By Jack Woolcombe I was born in April 2003. He was born in May 2003. I was sitting behind his junior counsel at the Old Bailey as a mini-pupil at Red Lion Chambers, watching him face a charge of murder. Mini-pupillages...

Developments in the public interest defence in defamation

The impact of the rapid development of the digital technology on data usage and its distribution has become one of the central topics of discussion in modern society. Media has evolved to become...

Cognitive Bias: Forensic Science  

Dr David Schudel forensic chemist at Keith Borer Consultants. According to the Oxford English dictionary, “bias” has several meanings, including: “to influence, affect (often unduly and unfairly)”. No one likes to think of themselves behaving...

Jury proposals “a cure worse than the disease” – founding head of Doughty Street Chambers, Geoffrey Robertson KC

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To coincide with this week’s committee stage of the Courts and Tribunals Bill, which threatens to significantly restrict jury trials, the Bar Council is publishing a polemical attack on the proposal by Geoffrey Robertson KC, founding head of Doughty Street Chambers. In his treatise ‘For Mercy’s Sake’, Mr Robertson explains how the government has overlooked the constitutional importance of trial by jury – to stand up independently against the state and to extend mercy to defendants who deserve it. He suggests that the Bill will work to worsen delays in the court system and recommends alternative measures that can eliminate them. Mr Robertson’s report traces the history of jury trials and...

Litigation Funding, PACCAR, and the Battle for Access to Justice

In the context of English law, few technicalities have threatened to derail the machinery of justice as profoundly as the Supreme Court’s decision in...

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In my job as an extradition defence barrister I deal with clients who have been arrested because they are sought by another jurisdiction to stand trial or serve a sentence for offences they have committed there. These offences may...

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Chambers are a feature of the English legal landscape which have few parallels in other countries. There are just over 400 Chambers, which come in various different shapes and sizes. There are the mega-sets which are large, which commodify the work of many of their barristers, and which often charge lower fees and have lower overheads. Being a barrister at one of those sets can feel like being a cog in a machine, with strategy and career development being...

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For most judgment debtors, the balance sheet is brutally simple: a home, a pension, and not much else. The home is familiar territory for enforcement of judgment debts: charging orders, orders for sale,...

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Litigation Funding, PACCAR, and the Battle for Access to Justice

In the context of English law, few technicalities have threatened to derail the machinery of justice as profoundly as the Supreme Court’s decision in...

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Orams Revisited

Effective Control, Criminalisation, and the Misuse of EU and International Law in Cyprus Property Disputes  Opinion Piece by Lennart Poulsen, Barrister at 9BR Chambers  Introduction Few cases...

The Rule of Law for the modern age

On 13 January 2026, the Government launched its controversial TikTok page ‘SecureBordersUK’ depicting the deportation and/or removal of migrants. At the same time, the...

Up for grabs: Pensions as enforcement targets

For most judgment debtors, the balance sheet is brutally simple: a home, a pension, and not much else. The home is familiar territory for...
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