Liffe Administration and Management v Pinkava [2007] EWCA Civ 217, [2007] All ER (D) 258 (Mar)
Service out of jurisdiction, Making wills for family members, Lifetime gifts
Theatrics used to unveil the budget do not hide the impact of taxation and timing, says Peter Vaines
The 2004 employment dispute resolution procedures could be abolished under new government proposals.
The House of Lords has clarified the role of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) when deciding appeals involving human rights.
Appeal court judges have delivered a stinging rebuke of a series of administrative and judicial errors in the child custody case Hammerton v Hammerton, where the father was sent to prison for three months.
The police service is to be reviewed, ‘hard-core’ criminals will be targeted, and greater use made of community punishments under government proposals for the criminal justice system.
Partners at regional law firms are outperforming those in Greater London, according to a Law Society survey.
The Lord Chancellor has sought to justify proposed law changes, which will effectively curb press freedom, with a stinging attack on the media.
Lawyers and civil rights campaigners have applauded moves by the House of Lords to delay government plans to eradicate juries in complex fraud trials.
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
