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Last-ditch talks failed to resolve what has become an increasingly bitter dispute over pay, pensions, jobs and working conditions.

The ‘Wagatha Christie’ and Depp v Heard trials hinged on the value of reputation; why have they both backfired so spectacularly?

So, what are eSignatures and what is the current best practice for using them? The Leverets team can provide clarity and guide you through the process.

Over 50 fines have been handed out to those attending Covid rule-breaking gatherings… What are Fixed Penalty Notices for and how are they enforced?

The International Criminal Court has announced an investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as the invasion continues and more atrocities are alleged.

Rural yet connected. The market town of Sevenoaks has been named as the best place to live in the south east. We tend to agree.

The Inquiry will set out to establish a trusted and verified narrative around the events of the pandemic; what went wrong and what lessons can be learned.

As the conflict in Ukraine has developed, so too have the sanctions imposed upon Russian entities and individuals by many governments of the world.

736 sub-postmasters and mistresses were wrongly accused of theft, fraud, and false accounting between 2000 and 2014.

Charity Commission report undermines central features of the High Court’s judgment and poses far reaching implications

Leverets and Danny Friedman QC, of Matrix Chambers, represented Lord Janner’s daughters, Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner and Marion Janner MBE, at IICSA.

The failed Keeping Kids Company trial, and the attempt to disqualify the former company directors, remains in the news headlines as the costs of the legal case are disclosed.

Following the failed Kids Company proceedings, the Insolvency Service has refused to reveal the full costs of legal proceedings and other additional fees associated with the trial.

Natasha Jackson, barrister at 3 Hare Court, and Katharine Bailey, pupil barrister at 3 Hare Court, assisted Rupert Butler in the recent Kids Company litigation.

Rupert Butler and Natasha Jackson successfully defended Camila Batmanghelidjh, founder of the prominent children’s charity Kids Company, in the directors disqualification proceedings that followed the charity’s collapse.
In this webinar, Rupert and Natasha discuss the implications for company and insolvency practitioners and give their insight on the case.

Fresh from her High Court success in fighting the threat of disqualification, Camila Batmanghelidjh was interviewed by Woman’s Hour presenter Emma Barnett on the popular BBC Radio 4 programme last week. In the interview, Batmanghelidjh was keen to emphasise the debt she owed to the Leverets team, led by Rupert Butler, which had acted so successfully for her.

The Jimmy Savile scandal – involving widespread sexual abuse of many children ‘in plain sight’ – was a landmark event that acted as a wake-up call to the authorities. The result
was the setting up in March 2015 of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (“IICSA”) as a statutory inquiry so as to make recommendations to ensure the best possible
protection for children in the future. Leverets guided the Janner family through all of IICSA’s harrowing processes, advising on how best to protect their family and their father’s reputation. This required not only forensic rigour but sensitivity and empathy at a time when family members were grieving over his death.