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Peter Thompson KC

King's Counsel

Peter Thompson KC, general editor, Civil Court Practice (The Green Book)

King's Counsel

Peter Thompson KC, general editor, Civil Court Practice (The Green Book)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
Lockdown laws from a loving perspective, by Peter Thompson QC
Peter Thompson QC questions the reasoning behind recent changes to the statement of truth

The small claims system is too complicated for non-lawyers & needs simplifying, says Peter Thompson QC

Peter Thompson QC reports from the front line on the challenges of litigating by proxy

The latest pre-action protocol for debt claims creates extra hoops for creditors to navigate, says Peter Thompson QC

There should be no hiding place for internet trolls, insists Peter Thompson QC

Letter to the editor

Peter Thompson QC contends that setting aside a default judgment should be a free service

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
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