Ian Gascoigne
Professional Support Lawyer
Ian Gascoigne, knowledge lawyer, is a member of the Dispute Resolution team at LexisNexis. He was formerly a litigation partner in two law firms based in the City of London. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Professional Support Lawyer
Ian Gascoigne, knowledge lawyer, is a member of the Dispute Resolution team at LexisNexis. He was formerly a litigation partner in two law firms based in the City of London. Newlawjournal.co.uk
The date-of-breach rule remains central to contractual damages, yet courts continue to recognise important exceptions: Ian Gascoigne explores the evolving case law
As the courts juggle the principles of open justice & confidentiality, a piecemeal approach to privacy has emerged: Ian Gascoigne asks whether a simpler, more predictable system is overdue
In the era of AI, what’s real & what’s not in the courtroom? Ian Gascoigne examines the growing issue of faked evidence
Ian Gascoigne explains how judges have shaped this simple but sometimes ‘inadequate’ test
Ian Gascoigne looks to the Admiralty to scrutinise the role of court-appointed assessors
No one needs to prove the existence of the Beatles. But other ‘facts’ aren’t so obvious, writes Ian Gascoigne in the first of a series of two articles on assessors & judicial notice
How can the courts determine the extent of economic loss due to financial downturns in a tort claim? Ian Gascoigne discusses the challenges of striking the right balance
Predicting the future: 2015 in commercial disputes, by Ian Gascoigne
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Sackers—Zak Ullah
Sackers welcomes new associate
Christy Davies—Birmingham Law Society
Ward Hadaway lawyer joins Birmingham Law Society Council
Ellisons—Stephanie Westwood & Anisa Khan
Ellisons expands Chelmsford commercial litigation team with two appointments
NEWS
Businesses incorporating open-source software into commercial products could face obligations to disclose valuable source code, with AI-assisted development making licensing risks harder to track
Careless client checks do not automatically make a solicitor dishonest, but deliberately avoiding confirmation of suspected wrongdoing can cross the line
Construction workers injured in comparable accidents can face sharply different routes to compensation on opposite sides of the Atlantic
Victims of undue influence may have more options than simply unwinding a tainted transaction, with courts able to order profits accounts, compensation and, exceptionally, severance
Disabled people could lose vital safeguards following the Supreme Court’s reversal of the Cheshire West test for deprivation of liberty, two barristers warn
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