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Alison Padfield

Barrister

Alison Padfield QC is a commercial barrister at 4 New Square & author of Insurance Claims, 4th edition, 2016 (a.padfield@4newsquare.com; https://www.4newsquare.com/barristers/alison-padfield/)

Barrister

Alison Padfield QC is a commercial barrister at 4 New Square & author of Insurance Claims, 4th edition, 2016 (a.padfield@4newsquare.com; https://www.4newsquare.com/barristers/alison-padfield/)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Alison Padfield QC & Diarmuid Laffan analyse the obligations of SIPP providers

​Alison Padfield QC looks at cyber insurance in the light of the GDPR and asks: what is it, and who needs it?

Sophie Belgrove & Alison Padfield examine the Court of Appeal’s approach to solicitors’ duties under a limited retainer

Sophie Belgrove & Alison Padfield examine commercial agents

Alison Padfield considers the limits on the freedom to choose a lawyer

Fraud in insurance & fraud on insurers: a distinction without a difference, ask Alison Padfield & Sam Nicholls

Alison Padfield explains why legal clarity & coherence trumped fairness in Scullion

Scullion provides some lessons in law & life for the buy-to-let market, says Alison Padfield

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Winckworth Sherwood—Tim Foley

Winckworth Sherwood—Tim Foley

Property litigation practice strengthened by partner hire

Kingsley Napley—Romilly Holland

Kingsley Napley—Romilly Holland

International arbitration team specialist joins the team

Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney

Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney

Set creates new client and business development role amid growth

NEWS
Property lawyers have given a cautious welcome to the government’s landmark Bill capping ground rents at £250, banning new leasehold properties and making it easier for leaseholders to switch to commonhold
Four Nightingale courts are to be made permanent, as justice ministers continue to grapple with the record-level Crown Court backlog
The judiciary has set itself a trio of objectives and a trio of focus areas for the next five years, in its Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2026-2030

The Sentencing Act 2026 received royal assent last week, bringing into law the recommendations of David Gauke’s May 2025 Independent Sentencing Review

Victims of crime are to be given free access to transcripts of Crown Court sentencing remarks, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed
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