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Civil way: 22 June 2018

22 June 2018
Issue: 7798 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Procedure & practice
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Wanted: judges! Packages explode. Watch the threats. Secrecy law tightened.

IT COULD BE YOU

Employment tribunal business has increased by 90% since fee abolition which means trouble. You would have thought they might have introduced some rational fees, abolished the bookends, sold all venues off to Primark and Costa and convened future hearings at ACAS canteens. But no. They are recruiting for 54 full-time equivalent employment judge vacancies. You have until 2 July 2018 to apply. Previous judicial experience is not a must and legal executive fellows are eligible for appointment. If that doesn’t grab you then recruitment as a recorder might. The current Judicial Appointments Commission exercise to hire 150 recorders opened three days ago. Be ready to have your lectern or Archbold confiscated by court security on your first day.

NEW PACKAGE DELIVERY

The Package Travel Directive (EU) 2015/2302 has to be implemented by 1 July 2018. It will be implemented on 1 July 2018 and apply throughout the UK to agreements made on or after that date. Phew. The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/634) do the job and

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

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

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

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

An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear

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