On Friday 14 August Mr Justice Teare handed down his judgment in AIG Europe Limited v OC320301 LLP and others [2015] EWHC 2398 (Comm), which is the first case to…

  By Abdul Jiwaji and Daniel Hayward-Hughes of Signature Litigation Introduction June 2015 proved a fertile month for developments relating to privilege. First, the High Court in England and Wales…

QUESTION: When is an old Guideline still a current Guideline?  ANSWER: When sentencing a youth  Case:  R v Birley: 6th August 2015 Court of Appeal, Lady Justice Hallett – Citation…

Having an up-to-date website is part and parcel of doing business but staying on top of the never-ending list of regulations surrounding compliance can be challenging and time consuming. Commercial…

  By Richard Allitt Associates- Expert Witness Services for all Flood & Drainage related issues Flooding and its impact on property such as homes, businesses and agricultural land continues to…

By Maria Ślązak President of the (CCBE) Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe On 22-25 February 2015, I had the privilege of    attending the Global Law Summit…

By David W. Rivkin[1]President of the International Bar Association We do not honor the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta because of its importance as an historical event.  As many…

By Jennifer Robinson, Barrister, Cathedral Chambers, Cardiff

CILEx is the national professional association for Chartered Legal Executives, paralegals and other legal practitioners. Chartered Legal Executives are qualified lawyers who are able to conduct litigation and undertake their own advocacy. They are the third largest branch of the legal profession and they are making their presence known. (more…)

By Dr Simon Elliott, Consultant Forensic Toxicologist (more…)

This autumn sees the first steps of a major new research initiative being run by CILEx into ‘the paralegal’, the undefined member of the legal community of whom there are very many and yet about which the market knows very little. CILEx’s ‘Paralegal Enquiry: Can paralegals meet future market needs?’ is the first of its kind in the legal services market.  It will commission research designed to deliver an all-encompassing view of the place of paralegals now and into the future. (more…)