BG (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 960, [2015] All ER (D) 380 (Jul)
Peter Vaines returns with the latest news from the world of tax
Hospira UK Ltd v Genentech, Inc. [2015] EWHC 1796 (Pat), [2015] All ER (D) 33 (Oct)
Clare Arthurs & Richard Marshall share an (almost) A-Z guide to freezing injunctions
Non-disclosure is off limits
Interests of children cannot be eclipsed by wider considerations
A public register has been launched for practising family mediators. The Family Mediation Council launched the Family Mediation Standards Board (FMSB)—an independent regulatory board with a central registration system for mediators—this week.
The FMSB will be composed of three family mediators and three independent persons, and will be chaired by Robert Creighton, a retired NHS chief executive and former civil servant.
The registry aims to protect the public against poor practice and provide recognition and support for registered family mediators. Registration is voluntary, and the register will be available to the public and practitioners alike from November 2015.
Creighton says: “It is in everyone’s interests that professional self-regulation should be effective and forward-looking, reinforcing public confidence in the role and contribution of family mediators.”
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
