News
26 November, 2018
Call to give rape victims access to independent lawyers to grant them justice
This article first appeared in The National online on 25 November 2018. Ahead of a joint debate with The Faculty of Advocates and Rape Crisis Scotland on Wednesday 28th November, Karin Goodwin examines the arguments in favour of rape complainers having legal representation in court. The case for rape complainers to have independent legal representation is […]
20 November, 2018
UKSC refuses permission to appeal in the matter of Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union v Wightman and others
Having considered submissions from the parties ‘on paper’, in the usual way, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has refused permission for the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to appeal. Explanation of the Court’s decision The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union seeks the permission of this court to […]
15 November, 2018
Brexit: a role for judicial review
(This article first appeared in the Journal Online on 12 November 2018) How does the decision to seek a ruling of the EU Court on withdrawal of notice to leave the EU sit with traditional views of the role of the courts? The author considers it an enlightened approach by Geoffrey Mitchell QC Like many […]
14 November, 2018
Appointment with British-American Project for Ampersand silk
Ampersand’s Lisa Henderson QC has taken up an appointment with the British-American Project (BAP). Lisa is the new Vice-Chair of BAP’s UK executive committee. She said: “It is an honour to be appointed UK Vice-Chair of such a dynamic fellowship.” BAP has more than 1,200 fellows and prides itself on “giving professionals the chance to enhance […]
1 November, 2018
Top Rankings success in latest Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide
Ampersand has again received top tier rankings across a number of areas of practice in the latest published guide to the legal profession, Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2019. Ampersand received 56 listings across 17 areas of practice, ranking as top tier (band 1) in Clinical Negligence as a Set, and band 2 in […]
29 October, 2018
“Ampersand’s advocates attract praise for their ‘excellent depth and breadth of knowledge’” – in latest Legal 500 UK Bar listings
Ampersand is delighted to be once again be recommended as a top-tier set by The Legal 500 UK Bar Directory in their latest listings for 2018 published today. The guide says “Ampersand’s advocates attract praise for their ‘excellent depth and breadth of knowledge’ across a range of areas, particularly in the field of personal injury […]