Institutional defensiveness plays no part in campaigns for justice, as Jon Robins reports
No other public service has suffered the same level of cuts as civil legal aid. Enough is enough, says Steve Hynes
Theo Huckle QC compares & contrasts the public safety policy agendas of administrations in Westminster & Wales
James Goudkamp offers a practical perspective on the tort of malicious prosecution of civil proceedings
It was the judge wot did it; At a Laugh; Files separated: Latest!
CFC 26 Ltd and another v Brown Shipley & Co Ltd and others [2017] EWHC 1594 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 03 (Jul)
R (on the application of the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers and another) v Food Standards Agency [2017] EWCA Civ 431, [2017] All ER (D) 08 (Jul)
Accident Exchange Ltd v Broom and others [2017] EWHC 1096 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 155 (May)
Richards v Vivendi SA [2017] EWHC 1581 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 07 (Jul)
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch v CIMB Bank Berhad [2017] EWHC 1264 (Comm), [2017] All ER (D) 171 (May)
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
