Should we torture terrorist suspects? Philip Rumney and Martin O’Boyle consider both sides of the debate
SLIPPERY FLOORS >>
OMBUDSMAN Decisions >>
VULNERABLE ASYLUM SEEKERS >>
Redress against estate agents >>
Christmas court closures >>
Satisfaction of an expensive motor >>
Shared residency accommodates >>
Pleading industrial accidents >>
Will Microsoft’s latest set-back in the courts be good for competition? Dimitrios Sinaniotis reports
In brief
LEGAL AID CHANGES >>
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2003 >>
QUEEN’S EVIDENCE >>
In brief
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
