Sandra Walsh on coping with the rising tide of missing beneficiaries
Paul Hewitt & Paola Fudakowska report on codicils & statutory legacies
Janina Porter outlines when a Jersey Will is recommended
When sales patter becomes fraud—damages go sky high, say Matthew Lawson & Piers Elliott
Soaring fees; Drug addicts: bad news; Witness immunity; TOLATA beats AR
Malcolm Dowden on planning enforcement & immunity
Michael Feakes on a recent court decision which blew CFAs a fair wind
Drew v Whitbread [2010] EWCA Civ 53, [2010] All ER (D) 104 (Feb)
R (on the application of Ghai) v Newcastle City Council (Ramgharia Gurdwara, Hitchin and another intervening) [2010] EWCA Civ 59, [2010] All ER (D) 106 (Feb)
Rok Building Ltd v Celtic Composting Systems Ltd (No 2) [2010] EWHC 66 (TCC), [2010] All ER (D) 107 (Feb)
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
