Alison Padfield
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/)
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/)
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
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson
Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating
Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor
West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire
Sidley—Jeremy Trinder
Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London
The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ
