Criminal barristers have voted to take direct action from Sunday, 1 April in response to the revised Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS), which is due to take effect on the same day.
Without an injection of faith & finance from the government, Richard Hoyle predicts a bleak future for the young Criminal Bar
Mark Rowlands reports on the value a chief executive can add to a modern set of chambers
What safeguards for human rights post-Brexit? Geoffrey Bindman reports
In a new series, Michel Reznik reports on increased support for the Financial Services Tribunal & the momentum for change
The inevitable lot of mankind? Amy Proferes on ‘mistake’ in Schedule 4 of the Land Registration Act 2002
Anomalies persist in the protection of pregnant women against dismissal, as Charles Pigott explains
Laura Hughes & Rebecca Dziobon provide an overview on the scope & nature of non-matrimonial property
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
