Dominic Regan takes on the urgent task of updating some legal terms & shares some early examples
With adjudication remaining a common method for resolving construction disputes, Digby Hebbard takes a look at the plus points & potential pitfalls
Can defendants assert litigation privilege over documents created for proceedings they controlled, but were not party to? Richard Highley & Annabel Walker report
What the doctor said: Charles Foster looks at developments in patient autonomy & causation
Lee Henderson reflects on important differences between enforcement orders & enforcement by committal
Testing, testing, one two three: Ian Smith rounds up a trio of cases which could echo through the courts in the coming years
Does solicitor-facilitated investment fraud threaten to undermine confidence in the profession, asks Christopher Burt
Lord Chancellor promises review of a system no longer ‘fit for purpose’
Ministry of Justice downplays rumours of no-fault divorce reform
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC
A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers
Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones
Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team
Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn
Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team
Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need
Magic circle firms, in-house legal departments and litigation firms alike are embracing more flexible ways to manage surges of workloads, the success of Flex Legal has shown
Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event
Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need
Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ
