The new Legal 500 rankings, published today, demonstrate not only the excellence of our teams but al...
Should an Employer be Held Vicariously Liable for the Acts of an Independent Contractor?
This was the question that The High Court had to determine in an important case brought before it ea...
Legal Advice Privilege Update – Who is the”client”?
The importance of clearly demonstrating who your "client" is for the purposes of establishing Lega...
DPA, SARs and the GDPR: Why you should be paying attention to these acronyms
In light of the much publicised General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and the Council of Min...
Trustees: Limit your liability and obtain your costs
In the case of X (as Trustee of the A Trust) v Y (as Beneficiary of the A Trust) (unreported) 15 Mar...
DQ shortlisted for Law Firm of the Year in the IFC Awards 2018
We are delighted and proud that DQ has once again been shortlisted as Law Firm of the Year - Isle of...
Guidance for trustees: when should you submit to the jurisdiction of a foreign court?
In the recent case of A Limited FURBS [2017] 21/2017, the Guernsey Court held that, in the exception...
Equality : Gender Reassignment
When Bruce becomes Caitlyn, and the trouble with the toilets......
Equality: Disability Discrimination
Obese, depressed and diabetic employees: are they disabled?...
To shred or not to shred, that is the question?
Document retention is a hot topic, in light of various leaks that have taken place and most notably ...