What is the motive behind legal apprenticeships, asks Geoffrey Bindman QC
The EAT has provided further guidance as to what amounts to harassment, as Chris Bryden & Michael Salter observe
A covenant to keep a property in good & substantial repair & condition can hold hidden pitfalls, as Nicholas Asprey reports
Rod Cowper & Michael Twomey study the latest approach to piercing the veil
Clack v Wrigleys Solicitors LLP [2013] All ER (D) 83 (Apr)
Fortress Value Recovery Fund I LLC and others v Blue Skye Special Opportunities Fund LP and others [2013] EWCA Civ 367, [2013] All ER (D) 115 (Apr)
Public Relations Consultants Association Ltd v Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd and others [2013] UKSC 18, [2013] All ER (D) 102 (Apr)
Murray and another v Neil Dowlman Architecture Ltd [2013] EWHC 872 (TCC), [2013] All ER (D) 92 (Apr)
CW v SG [2013] EWHC 854 (Fam), [2013] All ER (D) 117 (Apr)
Ecclestone v Medway NHS Foundation Trust [2013] EWHC 790 (QB), [2013] All ER (D) 72 (Apr)
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
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
