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20 January 2023
Issue: 8009 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , International justice , Legal services
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NLJ this week: View from Jersey on litigating in the English courts

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Writing in this week’s NLJ, Philip Sinel, senior partner at Jersey firm Sinels, offers the English courts lessons from offshore. What can the courts in these different jurisdictions learn from each other?

Sinel is based in Jersey but frequently litigates in England and further abroad, and therefore has a good vantage point to compare the operations of some offshore courts to those of the courts in England and Wales.

He reports that, while matters proceed smoothly once you get to court in England, getting there can be a frustrating process. In illustration of this, he has several tales to tell. He also gives his experiences of using offshore courts.

Read more on the view from Jersey here

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

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