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Alan Boyle QC named one of Citywealth’s Top 5 Family & Matrimonial UK Barristers 2020

We are delighted to announce that Alan Boyle QC, Head of Chambers has been recognised as one of...

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Jonathan Fowles discusses Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) (UK) v Attorney-General for Trusts & Trustees

Jonathan Fowles discusses the recent Supreme Court judgment in Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) (UK) v Attorney-General in...

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On the Case: Lessons for developers from Supreme Court’s Alexander Devine ruling

Chris Stoner QC and Andrew Francis dissect the recent Supreme Court decision in Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust...

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Professor Suzanne Rab BBC Business Briefing Interview

Professor Suzanne Rab was interviewed by Sally Bundock for the BBC Business Briefing this morning to discuss the future of...

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Pro Bono Week: 2-6 November 2020

As we come to the end of the 19th Pro Bono Week 2020, a time when the legal profession is ...

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Zoe O’Sullivan QC and Tim Benham-Mirando ‘The ICC’s new rules: late to the party, but welcome as tools to ensure efficient and fair process’

Zoe O’Sullivan QC and Tim Benham-Mirando look at the key changes to the ICC Arbitration Rules in an...

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Lance Ashworth QC comments in Accountancy Age

Lance Ashworth QC was recently invited by Accountancy Age to comment on how the Insolvency Service has announced a new...

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“The clerks understand the practicality of litigation and go the extra mile to help”

Serle Court's clerking team has continued to offer outstanding client service to its clients for another year running, despite...

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Amy Proferes discusses “A long lease breach? Be specific!” for New Law Journal

Amy Proferes has written an article for the New Law Journal titled “A long lease breach? Be specific!”....

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Chambers UK Bar 2021 Rankings - “They are excellent without exception”

Serle Court is delighted to announce that chambers has been ranked in 11 practice areas in this year's Chambers UK...

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Zoe O’Sullivan QC - SCLA Scheme Panellist

The Society for Computers' Adjudication Scheme (SCLA) continues to provides a cost-effective and speedy procedure for resolving contract disputes,...

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Cobussen Principal Holdings Limited v (1) Ghouse Akbar (2) Legacy Holdings Limited Judgment

Judgment was handed down today by Mr Justice Edis in Cobussen Principal Investment Holdings Ltd v Ghouse Akbar and ors [2020]...

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Michael Edenborough QC writes an article for the Intellectual Property Magazine titled “Road to nowhere”

Michael Edenborough QC has written an article for the Intellectual Property Magazine titled “Road to nowhere”. The article...

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New Tenants Tim Benham-Mirando & Max Marenbon

Serle Court is delighted to welcome Tim Benham-Mirando and Max Marenbon as new members of chambers...

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Serle Court is delighted to announce another successful year in Legal 500 2021 rankings

 Serle Court has been acknowledged as a Top Tier Set in the following practice areas: Civil Fraud Offshore Partnership ...

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James Weale admitted to the BVI Bar

Serle Court is delighted to announce that James Weale has been called to The British Virgin Islands Bar. The...

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John Machell QC discusses ‘Trustee decision-making: the substratum fallacy and the exercise of discretionary powers’

John Machell QC is invited by Trusts & Trustees to examine the Court of Appeal’s decision in ...

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Serle Court is shortlisted for three awards at the Chambers Bar Awards 2020

We are delighted to announce that Serle Court and our members have been shortlisted for three awards at ...

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Professor Suzanne Rab comments in Wired UK

Professor Suzanne Rab has been invited by WIRED UK to discuss UK State aid provisions in light of Brexit...

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Serle Court shortlisted for Chambers of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2020

Serle Court is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted at The Lawyer Awards 2020 for Chambers of the Year....

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Serle Court shortlisted for Chambers of the Year at British Legal Awards 2020

We are delighted to announce that Serle Court has been shortlisted for ‘Chambers of the Year’ at the...

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Gregor Hogan admitted to the DIFC

We are delighted that Gregor Hogan is now registered in Part II of the DIFC Academy of Law&rsquo...

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Christopher Stoner QC “Salary cap upheaval in rugby union: Part 1 – the Saracens case”

Christopher Stoner QC has been invited by LawInSport to discuss the Saracens case in their latest blog “Salary cap...

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Dr Sinead Agnew inaugural Catherine Seville Lecturer in Law and a fellow of Newnham College

Dr Sinead Agnew, an associate member of Serle Court, took up an appointment at the University of Cambridge...

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James Weale is named ‘Barrister of the Week’ by The Lawyer

The Lawyer has named James Weale ‘Barrister of the Week’ following his success in Schwartz v VGV ...

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Dakis Hagen QC STEP PCA Finalist – shortlisted for Advocate of the Year. 

We are extremely pleased to announce that Dakis Hagen QC has been shortlisted for Advocate of the Year at the 1...

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Professor Suzanne Rab discusses Uber legal challenges on Business Briefing BBC World News

Professor Suzanne Rab was invited by the Business Briefing on BBC World News yesterday morning at 5.30am to comment on...

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A-level and GCSE exam results: What are the routes to challenge?

Since the U-turn over the algorithm-based results for this summer’s exams, members of chambers are facing a number...

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Unparalleled Circumstances

In Unparalleled Circumstances, a recent article in the New Law Journal, Daniel Lightman QC and Gregor Hogan consider the courts'...

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Christopher Stoner QC encourages participation in online survey on the Protocol for Dispute Resolution in Sports

Law in Sport has continued its work on the impact of Covid-19 on sports dispute resolution and on 12 August 2020 published...

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Professor Suzanne Rab comments in The Times “A-level grading: legal threat to universities wrestling with extra offers”

Professor Suzanne Rab comments on The Times article “A-level grading: legal threat to universities wrestling with extra offers"....

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Serle Court strategic partner of ICC Fraudnet

Serle Court is the only chambers which is a strategic partner of ICC Fraudnet, an international network...

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LawDragon Leading Global Restructuring & Bankruptcy Lawyers’ Guide 2020.

We are delighted to announce that Philip Jones QC and Daniel Lightman QC have been selected to be included in...

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Michael Edenborough QC “Land Rover Defender lacks ‘distinctiveness’, court rules”

Michael Edenborough QC was invited by Intellectual Property Magazine to comment on the UK court’s ruling against Jaguar...

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SerleShare - Anthony Kennedy discusses “Opportunities for Development in South African Private International Law”

SerleShare - Anthony Kennedy, co-author (with Andrew Moran QC) of Commercial Litigation in Anglophone Africa: The law relating to...

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Professor Suzanne Rab “Banking litigation offers appellate insight on sanctions compliance”

Professor Suzanne Rab is invited by Global Legal Post to discuss a recent Court of Appeal judgment concerning US sanctions...

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SerleShare - Jonathan Fowles comments on Lehtimaki v Childrens Investment Fund Foundation

SerleShare - Jonathan Fowles, co-editor of Tudor on Charities, 10th ed. (Sweet & Maxwell), comments on a landmark judgment...

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Who’s Who Legal online rankings 2020

We are very pleased to learn that Serle Court has received rankings in 12 of the 2020 Who’s Who Legal...

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Elizabeth Jones QC & Paul Adams write a special feature on “Interest as a proxy for investment returns” for Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law

Elizabeth Jones QC and Paul Adams are invited by Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law to write a...

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SerleShare - Professor Suzanne Rab writes article jointly with Regulatory and Competition Partner, Jeremy Robinson at Watson Farley & Williams

Professor Suzanne Rab has written an article jointly with Regulatory and Competition Partner, Jeremy Robinson at Watson Farley & Williams...

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SerleShare - Green light for wills to be executed by videolink: new legislation anticipated imminently

Constance McDonnell QC has written an article for SerleShare about the anticipated new legislation for wills to be executed...

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Constance McDonnell QC invited onto BBC Radio Jo Good Show

Constance McDonnell QC has been invited to speak live to Jo Good BBC Radio London today at 4.30PM to...

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Professor Suzanne Rab “Just in Time for Early Neutral Evaluation”

Professor Suzanne Rab was invited to discuss recent trends in early neutral evaluation.  Her article “Just in...

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Zoe O’Sullivan QC “Covid-19 impact: How fast has dispute resolution transitioned to a digital model in UAE?”

Zoe O’Sullivan QC and Deirdre Walker of Norton Rose Fulbright in Dubai, are invited by Gulf Business to...

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Rupert Reed QC & Gregor Hogan “COVID-19 fallout: Businesses will soon be testing UAE’s legal boundaries”

In a special feature for Gulf News, Serle Court’s Rupert Reed QC and Gregor Hogan together with Keith...

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Daniel Lightman QC & Stephanie Thompson “Restricting evidence & cross-examination”

In a recent article in the New Law Journal, Daniel Lightman QC and Stephanie Thompson discuss two recent High Court...

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Professor Suzanne Rab “International Tax Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2020”

Professor Suzanne Rab has been invited by Law360 to discuss some of the “International Tax Cases to Watch...

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Judgment in Ivanishvili v Credit Suisse Trust [2020] SGCA 62

On 3 July 2020 the Singapore Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Ivanishvili v Credit Suisse Trust [2020] SGCA 62, bringing an end...

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Kiah Estwick & Sean-Anna Thompson admitted as attorneys-at-law in the Cayman Islands

Serle Court would like to congratulate Kiah Estwick and Sean-Anna Thompson who have been admitted as attorneys-at-law in the Cayman...

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Serle Court’s ‘formidable group of silks and juniors’ are recognised in Chambers HNW 2020 rankings

We are delighted to announce that Serle Court has received a Band 1 ranking in Chancery: Traditional, by Chambers & Partners...

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Constance McDonnell QC ‘Making Wills at a Distance’

Constance McDonnell QC has been invited by the STEP Journal to discuss how to ensure the validity of Wills during...

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John Petrie ‘Marketing After Lockdown’

Our Chief Executive, John Petrie, has been invited by the New Law Journal to give his views on how chambers...

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Constance McDonnell QC ‘When a beneficiary becomes a wolf in sheep’s clothing: Beddoe relief & derivative claims’

Constance McDonnell QC has been invited by New Law Journal to examine the motivation of beneficiaries to bring claims in...

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Richard Wilson QC ‘A Whole New World’

Private Client specialists have seen a dramatic change in practice in recent years, acting for a wider range of clients...

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