Contractual rights which are contrary to accepted principles of law must be expressly agreed between parties to be effective, says Chris Nillesen
Simon Duncan provides an update on the test for commercial reasonableness
Lance M Dodgson discusses recovering interest on special damages
Caroline Bowden examines whether cases containing complex factors, but wealthy spouses, should be easy to settle
John McMullen discusses unfair dismissal & reasonableness
Curtailing RTA fraud is important, but the solution is not MedCo, as Theo Richardson-Gool explains
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
