Ian Smith serves up a turbo-charged, non-biased update on recent case law & substantive procedural matters
Beating the tardy defendant; new workers’ rights; Forced Backdate (not Backstop); success fees deaded
Francis Kendall shares some shocking statistics from the 2018 ACL conference survey
Jonathan Molot re-examines the law firm partnership model
How can good planning help law firms to stand out, drive revenue & achieve long-term success, asks Ross Faulkner
As part of an occasional series on international justice & the Rule of Law in other jurisdictions, Jonathan Fisher QC & Anita Clifford tackle misconceptions about corruption & international contract negotiations
Chess masters & litigators have a lot in common as Giles Tagg reports
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
