A PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES

October 3, 2019 9:00am

John Machell QC
Barrister
Serle Court

Session Facilitator

Nicola Boulton
Partner
Byrne and Partners

Strategies for proceedings where the moral high ground is not available to either party: navigating reputational issues, ambiguous circumstances, outraged clients and sceptical judges.
  • Political claims: presenting and defending “political” claims
  • Fragile Freezes: where are the goalposts for setting aside Freezing Orders and the evolution of non-disclosure?
  • London as the last resort: cases with no, or a very limited connection to England and Wales
  • Menu disclosure: opportunities and pitfalls for binary cases under the new disclosure regime
  • Witness credibility: combatting judicial scepticism