National Rail Strikes – chaos for millions
More travel chaos with rail strikes disrupting travel for millions of Britons In what is being billed as the biggest national rail strike for 30 years, Network Rail and train operating staff walked out on Tuesday, beginning what is expected to be a weeklong, at least,...
High profile defamation cases and celebrity trials?
What can we possibly learn from the ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case, and the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard trial? Both cases hinge on the value of reputation, but both have spectacularly backfired for one simple reason… The use of social media evidence in both cases has...
eSignatures – Exploring their use and validity
In England and Wales there is no absolute piece of legislation or case law that confirms electronic signatures (eSignatures) can be used to execute contracts and deeds – The Electronic Communications Act 2000 (ECA) does not expressly provide for the legal...
Boris Johnson & Rishi Sunak fined by the Met Police
On 12th April 2022 the Metropolitan police issued at least 50 fines to people, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who attended Covid rule-breaking gatherings in Downing Street and Whitehall in 2020 and 2021, at a time when the rest of...