THIS ISSUE
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) issued judicial review proceedings last week against the Lord Chancellor over new rules to extend fixed recoverable costs.
Solicitors are underestimating the risks of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
The role of Greater Manchester Police, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Criminal Cases Review Commission in the conviction and subsequent appeals of Andrew Malkinson are to be the subject of an independent inquiry.
CILEX lawyers could be given clearer professional titles to improve public understanding of their role and equivalence with solicitors, as part of a regulatory shake-up
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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