4 New Square Chambers: In Brief

Jul 30 2024 48 ep. 39 mins 30
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4 New Square Chambers: In Brief is the regular podcast series from leading commercial barristers’ chambers 4 New Square. In each episode, you will hear from our members of chambers who will examine current issues in commercial dispute resolution as well as life at the Bar.

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Security for Costs Security for Costs

Jul 30 2024 41 mins  
In this episode of our costs and litigation funding mini-series, Roger Mallalieu KC, Hugh Evans, and Ben Smiley examine security for costs. They discuss the fundamental principles and offer top tips for successfully making a security for costs application. The episode also explores the use of after the event insurance (ATE Insurance) and Anti-Avoidance Endorsements (AAE) as forms

Costs Issues in Group Litigation

Jul 29 2024 39 mins  
In the second episode of our costs and litigation funding mini-series, 4 New Square Chambers' Benjamin Williams KC and Theo Barclay discuss the complexities of costs in group litigation. They discuss the distinction between individual and common costs, examining the mechanisms designed to simplify the allocation of common costs and offering insights into how these systems can be e

The Fallout from Paccar The Fallout from Paccar

Jul 22 2024 26 mins  
Join 4 New Square Chambers' Robert Marven KC, Pippa Manby, and Theo Barclay as they launch our mini-series on costs and litigation funding. In this opening episode, the team delves into the repercussions of the Supreme Court's unexpected ruling in Paccar, which sent shockwaves through the industry. They recount a tumultuous year marked by this landmark decision, which many feared c

What is, or is not, a SLAPP? An Examination of the SRA Guidance and its Ramifications What is, or is not a SLAPP? An Examination of the SRA Guidance and its Ramifications

Jul 15 2024 33 mins  
In this podcast episode, 4 New Square Chambers Barristers Clare Dixon KC and Ben Smiley explore the SRA's guidance on SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation), the implications for litigation conduct and the challenges it presents to solicitors, COLPs and GCs. With the publication on 31 May 2024 of the SRA’s updated Warning Notice on SLAPPs, this podcast couldn�

What you need to know about audit What you need to know about audit

Dec 13 2023 16 mins  
In this latest episode of our back to basics Conversations in Professional Liability series, Helen Evans KC, Marie-Claire O'Kane and Will Cook explain all you need to know about audit, discuss key judgments and legal developments and consider what might lie ahead in auditor's negligence.

Conversations in Professional Liability Episode 3: What you need to know about wasted costs What you need to know about wasted costs

Nov 22 2023 34 mins  
In this latest episode of our back to basics Conversations in Professional Liability series, barristers Amanda Savage KC, Paul Parker and Ben Smiley discuss all you need to know about applications for wasted costs; what they are, how you go about making them and what hurdles there might be.

Conversations in Professional Liability Episode 2: What you need to know about costs in professional liability work What you need to know about costs in professional negligence work

Oct 09 2023 36 mins  
In this latest episode of our Conversations in Professional Liability series, barristers Hugh Evans, Stephen Innes and Matt Waszak look at some of the key points and topics related to costs from the perspective of a professional liability practitioner including pre-action costs, part 36, assessment of costs and the civil justice council costs review.

Duty of care in contractual chains; Have we reached a consensus? Duty of care in contractual chains; have we reached a consensus?

Jul 20 2023 40 mins  

Conversations in Professional Liability Episode 1: What you need to know about solicitor’s minimum term insurance Episode 1 Conversations in professional Liability: What you need to know about solicitor's minimum term insurance

Jul 20 2023 34 mins  
In this first episode of our new series, Conversations in Professional Liability, barristers Jamie Smith KC, Clare Dixon KC and Anthony Jones explain the insurance cover solicitors are required to obtain (minimum term insurance) and look at the types of claim are covered and which are not. They explain how claims attach to a policy, whether multiple claims can be aggregated and the

When Tax Schemes Go Sour

Jul 13 2022 40 mins  
In this podcast episode, barristers Paul Mitchell QC and Ben Smiley focus on the position of professionals who recommend tax avoidance or mitigation schemes or who adapt the contractual documentation necessary to give effect to these schemes. They will also be touching on a very recent claim against the architect of one such scheme, a tax Silk.