The Ledger
The Ledger
A quarterly review of what we have argued and what we have read, published since 2010 and posted to about four hundred people. Three pieces an issue, monthly notes between them, no marketing.
01Issues
Most recent four
Delegation
- The fiduciary and the algorithm: when a trustee delegates to a modelJulian Vane
- Aggregation after the pandemic yearsEleanor Harcourt KC
- A note on the Washington Principles at twenty-eightTobias Lindgren
Evidence
- Disclosure of messaging applications: what the courts now expectClara Whitfield
- The expert who was also the adviserRosalind Achebe
- Compelled interviews and the privilege that survives themMiriam Sassoon
Value
- Valuing a private company in an unfair prejudice petitionEleanor Harcourt KC
- Guarantees, irrevocable bids and the auction catalogueSam Kowalczyk
- Meaning as a preliminary issue: five years onHenry Okonkwo
Seat
- Choosing between London and Singapore in 2025Anand Mehta
- Enforcement against a state entity: the practical order of workRosalind Achebe
- The protector’s power and the court’s blessingBeatrice Fairley
02Notes
Between issues
- 14 August 2026Rosalind Achebe
Concurrent delay after the 2026 amendments
The tribunal in our desalination reference applied the prevention principle to a nineteen-month delay. A short note on what followed.
International arbitration - 29 July 2026Beatrice Fairley
What a letter of wishes is for
Trustees keep asking whether they must follow one. The better question is what the letter records about the settlor’s reasoning.
Private wealth and trusts - 11 July 2026Henry Okonkwo
Meaning, and the cost of getting it wrong early
A preliminary issue on meaning decided a defamation claim in three days this spring. It is still the cheapest hearing in the list.
Reputation and media - 22 June 2026Tobias Lindgren
Provenance gaps between 1933 and 1945
A gap is not evidence of a wrong, but it shifts what a buyer must do. Four questions we now ask before any acquisition.
Art and cultural property - 30 May 2026Miriam Sassoon
Section 2 interviews: the twelve days before
Preparation is not coaching. What can properly be done with a client before a compelled interview.
Regulatory and investigations - 18 May 2026Eleanor Harcourt KC
Aggregation clauses and the single event
Two judgments this year have narrowed what counts as one originating cause. The drafting has not yet caught up.
Commercial disputes
03Circulation
Four issues a year
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Editor
Eleanor Harcourt KC, since Vol. 1 No. 1.
Back numbers
Complete sets from 2010 are held at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and at the firm. Ask the clerks.
ISSN
2049–7318