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Aug 20, 2026

DEMOCRACY: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH CHIFFERS

It is a cliché to quote Winston Churchill on democracy, who described it as the worst form of government, except for all the others.

Joseph Chiffers7 min read

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May 27, 2026

HIGH COURT REJECTS NARROW VIEW OF LEGAL ADVICE PRIVILEGE

In Aabar Holdings Sarl v Glencore plc [2026] EWHC 877 (Comm), Mr Justice Picken has delivered a second significant judgment concerning legal advice privilege.

Joseph Chiffers3 min read

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Mar 24, 2026

THE TIK TOK KILLER & THE ECHR

Netfilx has recently a produced a series called the Tik Tok Killer which is a harrowing drama about the disappearance and alleged murder of Esther Estepa in Spain.

Joseph Chiffers2 min read

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Mar 24, 2026

EMPLOYMENT LAW AS A TOOL OF IDEOLOGICAL CONTROL BY THE PARASITIC MANAGERIAL ELITE

The purpose of this article is to argue that the current employment law regime:

Joseph Chiffers13 min read

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Jan 26, 2026

COURT COMPELS MEDIATION IN GROUND-BREAKING CASE.

In the case of DKH Retail Ltd and others v City Football Group Ltd [2024] EWHC 3231 (Ch) the Court concluded that it had the power under CPR 3.1(2) (p) to conduct and require a mediation and not merely an early neutral…

Joseph Chiffers2 min read

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Dec 8, 2025

JUDICIAL USE OF AI

In the case of Evans Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2025] UKFTT 1112 (TC) - https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukftt/tc/2025/1112#download-options - a judge in the Upper Tax Tribunal used AI to assist him in…

Joseph Chiffers1 min read

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Nov 28, 2025

The Case of Dr Rahmeh Aladwan

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, a Palestinian Doctor practising in the UK, was subject to an interim suspension by the GMC. See https://www.mpts-uk.org/-/media/mpts-rod-files/dr-aladwan-iot_new_suspension_15-months.pdf for the…

Joseph Chiffers2 min read

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Nov 23, 2025

A RECENT EXAMPLE OF ANARCHO- TYRANNY

I have written on this blog before about ‘Anarcho-Tyranny’; see https://www.jsc-chambers.co.uk/post/anarcho-tyranny-joseph-chiffers.

Joseph Chiffers2 min read

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Sep 25, 2025

DO THE CASES OF LUCY CONNOLLY & RICKY JONES DEMONSTRATE TWO TIER JUSTICE?

This article is about the cases of Lucy Connelly and Ricky Jones and whether they reveal a form of two-tier justice.

Joseph Chiffers9 min read

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Aug 6, 2025

GUIDANCE PROVIDED ON THE PROVISION OF SKELETON ARGUMENTS TO THE PRESS/PUBLIC.

In R(Metropolitan Police Commissioner) v Police Misconduct Panel [2025] EWHC 1462 (Admin) 17 June 2025 (see https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2025/1462.pdf for full judgment), the High Court provided guidance…

Joseph Chiffers3 min read

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May 29, 2025

BSB SCRAP DIVERSITY PROPOSALS

The BSB has dropped its proposal to place a positive duty on barristers to promote Equality and Diversity, see HERE.

Joseph Chiffers1 min read

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Mar 10, 2025

OUR HEAD OF CHAMBERS ON TALK TV DISCUSSING SENTENCING GUIDELINES @ 1hr 26 MINUTES

Our Head of Chambers appeared on TalkTV discussing sentencing guidelines. Peter Cardwell in for Ian Collins | 07-Mar-25. The relevant discussion begins at 1 hour 26 minutes.

Joseph Chiffers1 min read

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Feb 19, 2025

THE DEFENDANT CANNOT CONFER JURISIDCTION ON THE COUNTY COURT BY WAIVER.

In a recent case the Court decided that the Defendant could not effectively grant the Court jurisdiction, by submitting a defence and failing to challenge the Court's jurisdiction from the outset, see…

Joseph Chiffers2 min read

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Jan 29, 2025

ECHtR rules that there is no duty to have sex within a marriage: The jurisprudence of liberalism and its opposition to traditional marriage

HERE is a recent judgment from the ECtHR. The judgment found that French law was incompatible with the ECHR, because it allowed the Court to find that a wife was at fault in a marriage for persistently refusing to have…

Joseph Chiffers7 min read

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Jan 14, 2025

INDEMNITY VS STANDARD COSTS

I appreciate that the title of this article may be rather dull, but anyone contemplating becoming involved in serious litigation should consider this issue. Failure to do so could prove very costly indeed.

Joseph Chiffers2 min read

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