Gerard Clarke
Barrister
Gerard is a barrister at Blackstone Chambers
Barrister
Gerard is a barrister at Blackstone Chambers
Gerard Clarke surveys the recent Harlequin Caribbean timeshare case, which confirms the importance of contracting for protection
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Dawson Cornwell—Russell Bywater
Family law firm appoints new managing partner and head of matrimonial department
Forbes Solicitors—Katy Parkinson & Paul Hatton
Employment and commercial offering strengthened by double hire
Birketts—Duncan Reed
Regulatory and corporate defence team expands with Bristol partner hire
NEWS
Sophie Charlton of Vardags in London has been announced as the latest winner of AlphaBiolabs’ Giving Back initiative, with her nomination directing a donation to Reunite International
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
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