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David Walbank KC
Barrister
David Walbank KC is a member of Red Lion Chambers (Redlionchambers.co.uk). He specialises in defending charges of white-collar crime. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Barrister
David Walbank KC is a member of Red Lion Chambers (Redlionchambers.co.uk). He specialises in defending charges of white-collar crime. Newlawjournal.co.uk
David Walbank KC recalls the barrister & politician known as ‘The Father of Northern Ireland’
Can a retrial be fair when a conviction has been at the centre of a media storm? David Walbank KC considers the Lucy Letby case
In two places at once? David Walbank KC considers requests for extradition & the double criminality rule
David Walbank KC pays tribute to Thomas Erskine, ‘the invincible orator & undaunted patriot’
Recent judgments have highlighted the interaction between abortion time limits, criminal law & human rights, as David Walbank KC explains
Thus far, arguably the most significant output of the HS2 project has been a stream of litigation: David Walbank KC charts the path to judicial review
Nothing is ever certain in litigation: David Walbank KC assesses the Court of Appeal’s reversal of a first-instance decision on state immunity
David Walbank KC reports on anthropomorphism in court & the legal protections accorded to animals
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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