Supreme Court declines to extend privilege to non-lawyers *

United Kingdom - January 24 2013
The Supreme Court has today confirmed that legal advice privilege will not extend beyond qualified lawyers: R (on the application of Prudential plc…

Co-authors: Alex Chadwick, Victoria Young.

Annual digest 2012 *

European Union, United Kingdom - December 13 2012
2012 has been an eventful sporting year, and while it may be hyperbole to argue that the drama of the arbitration rooms of Lausanne matched London's Olympic Stadium, the anti-doping movement has come under increased pressure this year.

Co-authors: Tom K. Cassels, Richard Pike.

New power for magistrates to impose unlimited fines on corporations and directors *

United Kingdom - July 14 2012
The legislation regulating the behaviour of corporations and their officers has grown sharper teeth as a result of changes in the Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, which received Royal Assent in May.

Co-authors: John Leadley, Kate A. Corby.