Jon Robins welcomes Lord Bach’s proposal to put legal advice on a par with the right to free healthcare & education
With a further shift expected to the discount rate, Julian Chamberlayne questions how much under compensation is considered full compensation?
Should a week’s pay be calculated to include employer’s pension contributions, asks Charles Pigott
Rupert Reed QC puts the security of the landlord’s rights under the spotlight
A warning from Martin Mears that landlords are at risk from a pernicious & unjust rule concerning tenants’ deposits
Nicholas Roberts explores the practicalities of assigning responsibility for fire safety in long leasehold flats
This week, Dominic Regan addresses estimates & revisits the problem of incurred costs
CPR updated 92nd time, new PD on child abuse, QOCS skirmish
Max Withington believes proposed model directions to be used in credit hire cases are on the right track
Rasul v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2017] UKUT 357 (TCC), [2017] All ER (D) 88 (Sep)
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
