Nature of suspension
A former KGB officer is to be charged with the murder by poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said this week.
AIC Ltd v Marine Pilot Ltd [2007] EWHC 1182 (Comm), [2007] All ER (D) 280(May)
To mark the Family Court Reports’ birthday, Jonathan Herring reviews family law cases from the past 20 years
The actions of one man transformed the regulation of the solicitors’ profession, says Geoffrey Bindman
Lawyers are happy, according to a recent survey by recruitment consultancy Badenoch & Clark
Prisoners’ families face high rates of depression, poverty and housing disruption, with the estimated cost of imprisonment rising by almost a third when the social impact is taken into account, a new report finds.
Veils in court are an affront to open justice, says Barbara Hewson
Nicholas Bevan examines the extent to which local authority funded care affects personal injury awards
Do reality-testing, risk analysis and evaluation offer a new model for co-mediation? asks Tony Allen
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
