Theo Huckle KC was Counsel General for Wales during 2011-16. He is now in sole practice at theohuckleqc.com and Associate at Doughty Street, Apex (Cardiff), Cornwall St Chambers (Birmingham/Oxford/Shrewsbury) and No 18 Chambers (Southampton).
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Theo Huckle KC was Counsel General for Wales during 2011-16. He is now in sole practice at theohuckleqc.com and Associate at Doughty Street, Apex (Cardiff), Cornwall St Chambers (Birmingham/Oxford/Shrewsbury) and No 18 Chambers (Southampton).
What price justice? In a second update on the parlous state of our justice system, Theo Huckle QC explains why all of our people’s legal rights should be real and enforceable
In the first of a special two-part series, Theo Huckle QC explains how the talking-down of lawyers over many years shows a serious lack of leadership in public debate
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics