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Patrick Keith
Employment
11/06/2026

Denying systemic racism exists is not the same as believing in equal treatment

In London Ambulance Service v Garrett, the tribunal (by a majority) found direct belief discrimination in aspects of the disciplinary process that followed an employee’s comments rejecting the concept of systemic racism: he claimed that his...
Social Mobility Day 2026
General News
11/06/2026

Routes into law: seven stories for Social Mobility Day

To mark Social Mobility Day, members and senior colleagues in chambers share how they came to careers in law: from state schools, council estates and small towns, with no family connections to the profession and, for many of them, as the first in...
Iqbal Mohammed
Business & Property
10/06/2026

Property Auctions and Defective Titles: Buyer Beware vs Full Disclosure

With the popularity of property auction programmes such as Homes under the Hammer, auctions are no longer seen as the preserve of seasoned investors or developers. However, in reality auctions carry substantial risk and require careful research. The...
Alexander Bradford
Business & Property
09/06/2026

High Court sets aside bankruptcy order in Maher v Holmes

The Appellant, the debtor, took out a loan from the Respondent, the petitioning creditor. The loan was for £200,000 with annual interest of 20%. The loan was secured over a property owned by the Appellant. The Appellant was compelled to enter into...
Business & Property
05/06/2026

Game, Set and Match: Ownership, Contributions and Accounting in Trusts Disputes- 8th July

Property ownership disputes rarely remain static. Relationships evolve, contributions are made, and the original understanding of who owns what can become increasingly difficult to unravel. For contentious trusts and probate practitioners, disputes...
Regulatory
03/06/2026

South West Water, prosecuted by Joseph Millington, receive record fine

South West Water has been fined a record £1.8m for drinking water offences, after the cryptosporidium outbreak that left hundreds of people in Brixham unwell last year. The water company, who pleaded guilty to supplying water unfit for human...
Denise Breen-Lawton KC
Crime
01/06/2026

Denise Breen-Lawton KC’s client acquitted of rape and sexual assault

Denise Breen-Lawton KC defended a successful business man in his thirties at Sheffield Crown Court last week, against allegations of rape and sexual assault dating back almost 10 years. The complainant, a former employee, reported him to the police...
Ben Williams
Regulatory
28/05/2026

Major housebuilding firm, defended by Ben Williams KC, cleared of environmental charge

The Defendant, one of the UK’s largest housebuilders and a FTSE250 company, faced an allegation that sewage effluent had been deliberately pumped from foundation trenches into a natural watercourse, following a sewer blockage at a housing...
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