Book review

Foreign lawyers practising national law: temporary counsel in small jurisdictions

“…It should be stressed however that the interaction of grounds means that a comparatively short trial may still justify a licence -for instance in Corkill [2008], a jury trial anticipated to last nine days was licensed; while in Ove Arup International Ltd ([2003] JA), Tattersall JA found that the length of a trial was not particularly material when considering whether an application for a licence on the basis of unusual expertise was to be granted. Cases anticipated to involve 10 weeks or more of trial have been found to justify a licence (Hatcher [2006]), as have cases of eight weeks with labour intensive preparation (Hatcher Pharmaceuticals [2006]; see also Hatcher Pharmeceuticals [2007]), five weeks with specialist forms of evidence (Volante [2008]), or three weeks with specialist evidence forms of evidence (Fargher [2009]). Licences have been rejected for cases involving six trial days (Bates [2007]), and two to five weeks (Myp-Des Sa [2001]).…”