Leslie v Farrar Construction Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 1041, [2016] All ER (D) 102 (Nov)
Adrian Jack rejects the government’s recent proposals for judicial reform
When does criticism of judges become contempt, asks Athelstane Aamodt
Advising on compliance with break provisions in a lease is no easy matter, says John Clargo
What did the pro-Brexit peers suggest? Michael Zander QC looks back at the House of Lords’ post-referendum debate
A fresh legal paradigm has emerged in which criminal, regulatory & civil liabilities elide says Robin Barclay
The Bar embodies the structure that the rest of the legal sector is striving to emulate, says Paul Martenstyn
Ahmed v MacLean [2016] EWHC 2798 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 98 (Nov)
Bird v Acorn Group Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 1096, [2016] All ER (D) 92 (Nov)
Swap mis-selling & insolvent claimants: Simon Duncan examines the Global Restructuring Group & insolvency set-off
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
