“That’s the effect of living backwards,” the Queen said kindly: “it always makes one a little giddy at first.”
Should ‘backwards tracing’ be permitted? Or will equity sometimes prevent a victim from effecting a complete recovery from a third party recipient of funds fraudulently paid in breach of trust? Continue reading
The introduction of DBAs (aka contingency fees) in April 2013 was one of the headline-grabbing aspects of the Jackson reforms. For the first time, lawyers would be able to conduct litigation or arbitration in England and Wales in return for a share of the winnings. Continue reading
In British Airways v Spencer and others (present trustees of the BA pension scheme), Warren J has allowed, in part, an appeal against a deputy master’s refusal to grant permission to adduce expert evidence because it was unnecessary. Continue reading