Alison Kirby
Alison Kirby is a partner at Howes Percival and a member of the Civil Litigation Section committee. Alison is ranked in the top tier in East Anglia for commercial litigation and insolvency & corporate recovery in the Legal 500.
NewsTaking an interest in interest
Alison Kirby and Alastair Shaw join James Perry to hone in on interest and how it can be pleaded to your client’s advantage.
NewsRight to be forgotten
This podcast is a whistlestop of recent developments to the right to be forgotten.
NewsLitigants in person
James Perry, Alison Kirby and Alastair Shaw, members of the Civil Litigation Section committee, discuss recent developments in the case of Barton v Wright Hassall.
AnalysisCase commentary: Bailey v GlaxoSmithKline UK Ltd [2017] EWHC 3195 (QB)
Alison Kirby analyses this judgment in which the High Court has considered, for the first time, whether the Arkin cap - the principle that a funder’s potential liability for adverse costs will be limited to the amount of the funding provided - still fits.
Feature2017 in review
Section committee members James Perry and Alison Kirby give their personal take on some of the key developments in civil litigation this year, and share their predictions for 2018.
FeatureThird party funding: a solicitor's perspective
Committee member Alison Kirby ponders the third party funding landscape as 2017 draws to a close.
AnalysisIs an expert needed? London Aviation Ltd v Royal Bank of Scotland
The recently reported case of London Aviation Ltd v Royal Bank of Scotland plc [2017] EWHC 1037 (Ch) decided that an expert was not ‘reasonably required’ because, on the facts of the case, an expert was unlikely to assist the judge.
FeatureNew insolvency rules in force from April
The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 will replace the Insolvency Rules 1986 as part of the modernisation of insolvency procedure.
AnalysisThe end of unbundling? Sequence Properties v Patel
An appeal court ruling may have delivered a serious body blow to solicitors offering unbundled services without being held liable for matters beyond those in their client retainer. Alison Kirby discusses the Patel judgment.
AnalysisNovus Aviation Ltd v Alubaf Arab International Bank BSC [2016] EWHC 1937 (Comm)
Commercial Court rules that the full effect of part 36 was unjust when sterling value had recently fallen against the dollar.