Competition Act 1998 (Land Agreements Exclusion Revocation) Order 2010 (SI 2010/Draft)
Fourteen years ago Lord Woolf advocated a fast track for low value claims. Inherent in his proposals was the idea of a matrix of fixed costs for all claims within the track limits.
Another review and another nail banged into the coffin of the Legal Services Commission (LSC).
Michael Salter & Chris Bryden review alternative means of address for workplace harassment
David Burrows uncovers some anomalies of committal proceedings
Lucy Wyles reports on three cases which revisit the fundamental principles of the law of negligence
James Naylor warns against succumbing to advances to delay proceedings
Complying with DDA 1995 duties means more than ticking the right boxes, says Nicholas Dobson
Harriet Strevens & Anna Gee relay the effects & dangers of sham partnerships
Post Lockton, Anna Caddick & Hugh Tomlinson QC salute the flexibility of Norwich Pharmacal orders
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
