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08, 2022
Barrister’s tips for obtaining pupillage
Sonia Simms interviews barrister's. Sonia asked a number of barrister's to provide tips on obtaining pupillage. Video
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08, 2022
Daniel Jeremy accepts pupillage
Daniel commences his pupillage in October. Daniel has been a commercial and financial services paralegal for a nationwide PLC, including assisting in multi-million pound litigation and regulatory compliance and legal policy for all aspects of the company’s business. He also gained valuable experience in defamation, public and employment law. [...]
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04, 2022
Compliance and AML conference in Warsaw
Dr Anton van Dellen is speaking at 8th National Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) conference in Warsaw. Anton is talking about the investigation of unexplained and suspicious deaths linked to Russian money laundering and the Russian state. Anton has extensive expertise in representing Interested Persons at inquests which have [...]
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04, 2022
Shape of Who?
Case Analysis: Sheeran & Ors v Chokri & Ors [2022] EWHC 827 (Ch) (06 April 2022) Liam Wells, Barrister, Fraser Chambers & Nicholas Reed-Langen, Visiting Scholar, The Hertie School Introduction The music industry is a fickle business. Talent only gets you so far, before you must ride your [...]
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04, 2022
The court’s approach to key defences in the Defamation Act 2013
The Defamation Act 2013 marked an attempt to codify some of the pre-existing common law. However, this process has been criticised as potentially introducing further uncertainty. Some of the key areas where further complexities arose are in two of the available defences: honest opinion and public interest. Dr Anton van [...]
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03, 2022
Fraser Chambers welcomes Liam Wells
Liam graduated in jurisprudence from the University of Oxford, has an LLM from King's College London in International Business Law and an LLM from the Erasmus School of Law in the Netherlands. He is currently completing his PhD on regulatory law at the University of Hamburg, is the Managing Editor [...]
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02, 2022
Cressida Dick resigns – her resignation was called for after the Barking murders inquest
The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, has announced her resignation. Ricky Waumsley called for Cressida Dick to resign after an inquest jury concluded that Metropolitan Police mistakes probably contributed to the deaths of victims of a serial killer including Ricky's partner, Daniel Whitworth. Officers missed repeated opportunities [...]
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02, 2022
Media and Communications List in the new Queen’s Bench Guide
The new Queen’s Bench Division Guide has been published. Chapter 17 provides guidance to claims in the Media and Communications List. The Guide contains a new provision in relation to Media and Communications List Pre-Trial Reviews (PTRs). A PTR will be listed before trial in every claim. Parties may [...]
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02, 2022
University of Notre Dame law student completes externship
Alexis Flores has completed her externship at Fraser Chambers whilst studying for her law degree with the University of Notre Dame. Alexis said that the favourite part of studying in London last fall was her externship: "I had the opportunity to work for a barrister that specializes in civil law. I [...]
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01, 2022
Third six pupillage
Fraser Chambers invites applications for third-six pupillage from candidates who have completed pupillage and who can demonstrate an interest in defamation and commercial law to service our High Net Worth client base. Part of the third six pupillage may involve secondment at a firm of solicitors. Bar Council Ad [...]