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Alison Padfield

Barrister

Alison Padfield QC is a commercial barrister at 4 New Square & author of Insurance Claims, 4th edition, 2016 (a.padfield@4newsquare.com; https://www.4newsquare.com/barristers/alison-padfield/)

Barrister

Alison Padfield QC is a commercial barrister at 4 New Square & author of Insurance Claims, 4th edition, 2016 (a.padfield@4newsquare.com; https://www.4newsquare.com/barristers/alison-padfield/)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Alison Padfield QC & Diarmuid Laffan analyse the obligations of SIPP providers

​Alison Padfield QC looks at cyber insurance in the light of the GDPR and asks: what is it, and who needs it?

Sophie Belgrove & Alison Padfield examine the Court of Appeal’s approach to solicitors’ duties under a limited retainer

Sophie Belgrove & Alison Padfield examine commercial agents

Alison Padfield considers the limits on the freedom to choose a lawyer

Fraud in insurance & fraud on insurers: a distinction without a difference, ask Alison Padfield & Sam Nicholls

Alison Padfield explains why legal clarity & coherence trumped fairness in Scullion

Scullion provides some lessons in law & life for the buy-to-let market, says Alison Padfield

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
Employment law’s complexity is on full display in Ian Smith’s latest update.
County court cases are speeding up, with the median time from claim to hearing 62 weeks for fast, intermediate and multi-track claims—5.4 weeks faster than last year
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