Assessing earning capacity in personal injury claims requires more than medical evidence. This article explains how vocational experts provide crucial insight into work ability, retraining options and long-term financial impact.
Vocational experts are becoming essential in modern litigation. This article explores how they translate medical, functional and labour market evidence into clear, court-ready insights on employability and earning capacity.
A Court of Appeal decision highlights the importance of properly pleaded cases in professional negligence claims, showing how failures on causation and conflicts of interest can determine the outcome of litigation.
Deepfakes are no longer theoretical for the legal sector. They pose real risks to evidence, fraud prevention, data protection and professional responsibility, requiring firms to rethink verification, governance and trust in an AI-driven environment.
The EAT has confirmed that parties must reassess the prospects of claims and defences throughout litigation, with costs exposure arising where a case later becomes unsustainable. The decision provides important guidance for employment practitioners managing litigation risk.
This guide explains how section 994 of the Companies Act 2006 allows shareholders to seek court relief where a company’s affairs are conducted unfairly prejudicially to their interests. Such disputes often occur in small private companies where shareholders are also directors. Common issues include exclusion from management, misuse of funds, or breaches of directors’ duties.
The court has wide powers under section 996, most often ordering a fair-value share buyout. “Unfair prejudice” is judged objectively — the conduct must be both unfair and damaging to a shareholder’s interests. The concept is especially relevant in “quasi-partnership” companies built on trust and mutual participation.
The citator compiles key cases and statutes, outlining procedure, remedies, and judicial interpretation, making it a practical reference for lawyers handling shareholder disputes and unfair prejudice claims.
Elon Musk’s fiery remarks at the “Unite the Kingdom” rally in London have reignited debate about the boundaries of free speech. While critics slammed his warning that “violence is coming,” UK law protects even alarming political speech unless it actively incites violence or hatred. Musk’s words may be provocative, but they stop short of crossing the legal line — a sharp contrast to cases where ordinary citizens have faced prosecution for less.
Oscar Davies critiques recent court rulings on gender critical beliefs, arguing they misapply the law and risk undermining trans and non-binary rights. This summary explores how belief protection under the Equality Act may be eroding legal safeguards for trans people.
Ashley Murray offers a critical analysis of the Law Commission’s scoping report on financial remedies, exposing fundamental shortcomings in the current UK divorce law framework. Drawing on extensive data and decades of professional insight, Murray highlights how the existing system fails to deliver fairness, predictability, or accessibility for the majority of divorcing couples.
Spencer West are pleased to provide Law Firms with a free webinar about the handling of subject access requests. Guided by specialist speaker Kristy Gouldsmith.
James Packer, Public Law Director at Duncan Lewis, highlights how digital barriers and systemic discrimination is denying vulnerable people their basic rights.
Chronicle Law’s Nicole Keeling reports: Hillsborough families urge leaders to back a full duty of candour law amid fears of Labour backtracking.
The Supreme Court reviews a key case on car finance commissions, with £44bn at stake. A ruling could reshape transparency and industry practices
We are excited to feature LMP Legal in our spotlight series this April discussing the fantastic work that the firm does in the transport and logistics industry to bring the law to life.
Ifrah Ahmed of Duncan Lewis Solicitors discusses the recent settlement secured in the Funderpark case and the wider implications it will have for future cases and safety laws for funfairs and theme parks.
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