Spencer Keen reports on the correct approach to tainted information cases
McGartland and another v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 686, [2015] All ER (D) 147 (Jul)
IS v Director of Legal Aid Casework and another [2015] EWHC 1965 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 149 (Jul)
Simon Duncan surveys the unusual approaches taken towards swaps mis-selling claims
Michael Zander considers some classic instances of lies told about the Human Rights Act
Starr v Ward [2015] EWHC 1987 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 123 (Jul)
R (on the application of Cornwall Council) v Secretary of State for Health and others [2015] UKSC 46, [2015] All ER (D) 91 (Jul)
How do you translate personal loss into a financial figure? Suzanne Trask highlights some inconsistencies & calls for change
R (on the application of Sarkandi and others) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2015] EWCA Civ 687, [2015] All ER (D) 138 (Jul)
What is the family court for, asks Hazel Wright
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
