R (Balding) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2007] EWHC 759 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 27 (Apr)
Courts are prepared to use more imaginative ways to access and share information, says Ian Mann
The Law Society is threatening legal action against the Legal Services Commission (LSC) over its plans to introduce tendering for very high cost cases (VHCCs).
Lamont v Burton [2007] EWCA Civ 429, [2007] All ER (D) 131 (May)
The right to reject: did the Law Lords miss a trick? ask Stephen Sly and Paul Clarke
An 11th hour wave of opposition to home information packs (HIPs) was taking hold this week as MPs demanded that the controversial initiative be scrapped.
Blundell v Governing Body of St Andrews Catholic Primary School [2007] All ER (D) 159 (May)
Knowsley Housing Trust v White [2007] EWCA Civ 404, [2007] All ER (D) 38 (May)
A blind exam candidate can ask to use her own software and it is up to the examining body to prove that this is not a “reasonable adjustment” in her case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.
Views on solicitors’ professional conduct obligations regarding conflicts of interest when they want to act for seller and buyer in conveyancing and mortgage-related services are being sought by the Solicitors Regulation Authority
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch
Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice
Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr
Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team
Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown
Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team
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