In April 2021, CPR Practice Direction 57AC (PD57AC) was introduced in the Business and Property Courts to address concerns that trial witness statements were too long and were being used for legal argument and to reproduce long sections of text, rather than reflecting the witness’ own evidence.  ..read more

On 22 March 2024, the judgment in Bratt v Jones was handed down in the Chancery Division. The judgment provides helpful clarity on the approach to determining liability in valuer negligence cases ..read more

ExxonMobil Corporation (“Exxon”), one of the world’s largest oil companies, filed a lawsuit in the US earlier this year in an attempt to prevent a shareholder climate resolution calling on the company to accelerate the pace of reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.  ..read more

I was fined for inaccurate tax accounts, but it wasn’t my fault ..read more

Instant messaging is now a fundamental part of our working and personal lives. However, for financial services firms and their employees in particular, where the two areas overlap, serious employment and regulatory issues can arise.  ..read more

Lawyers and accountants may speak different languages, but when it comes to tax disputes they need to collaborate to get the best result for clients.  ..read more

Cryptocurrency and NFTs have become familiar terms for many over the last few years. However, for the next few weeks the attention of the digital asset world will be focussed (both physically and remotely) on London where several combined cases (commonly referred to as being the case brought by COPA – the Crypto Open Patent Alliance) are being heard. These will determine on the available evidence whether Dr Craig Wright is truly Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin and author of the famous 2008 whitepaper ..read more

At the end of 2023 the English Courts heard a three-month trial to deal with allegations brought by the government of Mozambique that it is the victim of a conspiracy involving the payment of over $136million in bribes to corrupt government officials and Credit Suisse employees. Mozambique’s causes of action include bribery, unlawful means conspiracy, dishonest assistance and knowing receipt.  ..read more

With the rise of Artificial Intelligence (‘AI’), we have entered a new era of music creation. Music that would have taken hours can now be composed in minutes using AI. Amidst this technological evolution, some fundamental legal questions emerge: Is that work capable of being protected by copyright and who does any copyright belong to? Does it infringe existing copyright? How will this impact the music industry?  ..read more

The theme for the 2024 Spring Budget we were told, repeatedly, was 'lower taxes mean higher growth’.  Although there were a number of areas touched upon by Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the KN Budget Briefing looks at some of the most important changes and how they might impact our clients ..read more