October 2011
Adrian Francis on recent developments in the remedies available for breach of fiduciary duty, Stuart Cakebread reviews the Bribery Act, Duncan Kynoch take a look at the American Cyanamid principles and Henry Webb considers whether restitution can come to the rescue of a contracting party where the counterparty proves to be insolvent.
1 October 2011
July 2010
Johan du Toit SC takes a fresh look at lifting the corporate veil, Jonathan Ferris considers fraud in contested probate, Juliette Levy reviews the armoury available to litigators concerned with electronically stored information and Jonathan McNae looks at pursuing shadow directors into the light.
1 July 2010
February 2010
Jonathan Ferris on expert evidence negligence claims. Stuart Hornett on claims against jointly instructed experts. Camilla Chorfi on contributory fault in breach of fiduciary duty and Stuart Cakebread on compensation and the Commercial Agents' Reguations.
1 February 2010
December 2009
Mark Warwick on Imperfectly drafted agreements. Ian Clarke on using frozen money for legal costs. Stephen Boyd: whether professional advice need be repeated. Nicholas Trompeter on virtual assignments.
1 December 2009
March 2009
After a break in our publications, we welcome to chambers our new tenant Johan Du Toit SC who heads up our newsletter, together with Richard Clegg, on new developments in arbitration, and Jonathan McNae and Zoë Barton highlight problems for landlords thrown up by the economic climate and suggest solutions.
1 March 2009
October 2007
We celebrate our fifth birthday and welcome our new junior tenant, Nicholas Trompeter. Mark Warwick on the enforceability of side agreements and a thorough review of the law of co-ownership as expressed by the House of Lords in Stack v Dowden by Stephen Boyd . Neil Mendoza looks at recent applications of Stack.
1 October 2007
May 2007
In this newsletter, Ian Clarke and Henry Webb consider two aspects of the civil law which involve strict liability – one imposed by Parliament and the other by equity. For those who have not met Henry, we are pleased to announce that he joined Chambers in October following his successful completion of his pupillage with us. Prior to pupillage Henry obtained a law degree and the BCL degree whilst at University College, Oxford. He followed Hugh Jackson, Mark Warwick and Ian Clarke in pupillage and now practises in all areas of work undertaken by Chambers.
7 May 2007
November 2006
In this, our ninth newsletter, Jonathan Ferris takes us on a legal walk along the foreshore, Philip Kremen guides us through the intricacies of vesting orders in cases where there are multiple sub-tenants and Richard Clegg shows us the way in the statutory forest of assured and assured shorthold tenancies.
22 November 2006
May 2006
This edition addresses some recurrent issues of contract law –Jeremy Cousins QC looks at recovering damages for ‘avoided’ losses; Stephen Boyd examines the incorporation of certain terms in a contract and Juliette Levy considers the governing law of contracts and the law of duress.
13 May 2006
March 2006
The first newsletter of 2006 focuses on developments in the law of landlord and tenant. Mark Warwick discusses the recent House of Lords decision concerning the operation of Landlord & Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 in London Diocesan Fund v Avonridge, in which he appeared for the successful Appellant. Stuart Hornett examines the principles and some recent cases concerning rectification of leases; and Gary Blaker reviews the latest cases on when time will be of the essence in rent reviews.
1 March 2006
November 2005
In this edition we have provided four articles that we hope are both thoughtful and helpful to busy practitioners covering various aspects of practice and procedure as well as the impact of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights in possession claims.
1 November 2005
July 2005
Ian Clarke discusses the impact in the continuing battle between fixed and floating charges of the House of Lords' decision in Spectrum Plus; Stephen Boyd considers the Court's approach to restraint of trade clauses in solicitors' partnership agreements; and Juliette Levy considers to what extent Grovit v Doctor retains its potency in applications to strike out proceedings as an abuse of process.
1 July 2005
June 2005
This issue of the Selborne Chambers' Newsletter focuses on three distinct aspects of the law of real property. Jonathan Ferris provides an overview of recent and impending developments in the law of compulsory purchase – a power increasingly used by local authorities and a potential growth area for litigation. Duncan Kynoch reviews the potential impact of Human Rights law in adverse possession cases, particularly in the light of the recent decision in Beaulane v Palmer and Philip Kremen highlights some of the difficulties that vendors and purchasers alike may encounter in establishing and conveying parking rights.
1 June 2005