Chris Bryden & Michael Salter discuss some of the key developments of 2013 & share a few predictions...
Mediation to take centre stage as the default ADR technique
Third reading of Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill
SRA launches 12-week consultation into education & training regulation
Independent practice rights for CILEx fellows
Bar chair-elect calls for abolition of LSB
Supreme Court ruled that it was in child's best interests to return to US
Religious belief need not be a “core component of the Christian faith” to establish claim
More women than men recommended for judicial posts
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
