Hester Jewitt examines government plans to crack down on the abuse of zero hours contracts
Simon Hills & Tom Metcalfe report on the implications of the new public procurement regime when setting up a mutual
Tamsin Cox provides an update on the vexed issue of serving effective break notices
Professor Cooke & Luke Campbell report on the forthcoming Law Commission project on the law of wills
Arbitration & the Jackson reforms—who learns from whom? David Bridge investigates
Peter Vaines on strict liability criminal offences from Mars, punitive penalties & disguised salaries
Re JXN (A Child) [2014] EWFC 17, [2014] All ER (D) 08 (Aug)
Browning v Information Commissioner and another [2014] EWCA Civ 1050, [2014] All ER (D) 04 (Aug)
Lehman Brothers Finance S.A. (in Liquidation) v Sal Oppenhim jr. & cir. KGaA [2014] EWHC 2627 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 309 (Jul)
Elsevier Ltd v Munro [2014] EWHC 2728 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 07 (Aug)
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
