Twelve City law firms and the College of Law have launched what is believed to be the first training consortium in dispute resolution.
Pressure on the government to abandon the national default retirement age (DRA) mounted last week as a landmark case reached the High Court.
President of the Family Division outlines new principles on media access
Tribunals dealt with almost 20,000 claims more than in 2007–08 despite an increased workload, according to the Tribunals Service Annual Report and Accounts published last week.
The government is to appeal the Court of Appeal ruling that members of the armed forces have the same basic human rights as all citizens.
MPs have condemned proposals to cut legal aid as “flawed, weak and inflexible”.
Access to justice must be a priority for the government, according to a report from the Centre for Social Justice.
Who should pay for additional educational needs, asks Andrew Ritchie QC
Slade v Slade [2009] EWCA Civ 1748, [2009] All ER (D) 182 (Jul)
Court of Appeal, Civil Division, Ward, Wall and Wilson LJJ,
17 July 2009
Coke-Wallis v Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales [2009] EWCA Civ 730; [2009] All ER (D) 147 (Jul)
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
