HHJ Karen Walden-Smith
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HHJ Karen Walden-Smith, senior circuit judge, designated civil judge for East Anglia & chair of the Civil Justice Council’s working group on enforcement. Newlawjournal.co.uk
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HHJ Karen Walden-Smith, senior circuit judge, designated civil judge for East Anglia & chair of the Civil Justice Council’s working group on enforcement. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Without enforcement, judgments are worthless. HHJ Karen Walden-Smith sets out the Civil Justice Council’s recommendations to improve effectiveness & efficiency
HHJ Karen Walden-Smith examines the importance of restraint when raising allegations of fundamental dishonesty
When awarding costs on account, what is a reasonable sum, asks HHJ Karen Walden-Smith
HHJ Karen Walden-Smith outlines why the courts should take a global approach to applications to resile, while serving the interests of justice
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Holiday lets may promise easy returns, but restrictive covenants can swiftly scupper plans. Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Francis of Serle Court recounts how covenants limiting use to a ‘private dwelling house’ or ‘private residence’ have repeatedly defeated short-term letting schemes
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already embedded in the civil courts, but regulation lags behind practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Ben Roe of Baker McKenzie charts a landscape where AI assists with transcription, case management and document handling, yet raises acute concerns over evidence, advocacy and even judgment-writing
The Supreme Court has drawn a firm line under branding creativity in regulated markets. In Dairy UK Ltd v Oatly AB, it ruled that Oatly’s ‘post-milk generation’ trade mark unlawfully deployed a protected dairy designation. In NLJ this week, Asima Rana of DWF explains that the court prioritised ‘regulatory clarity over creative branding choices’, holding that ‘designation’ extends beyond product names to marketing slogans
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