The civil justice system needs a champion in government
“I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered!”
The last year has seen both the 10th anniversary of the inception of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the enactment of the Health Act 2009
Durham Tees Valley Airport Ltd v BMIBaby Ltd and another [2010] EWCA Civ 485, [2010] All ER (D) 57 (May)
Tariq v Home Office [2010] EWCA Civ 462, [2010] All ER (D) 08 (May)
Mireskandari v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2010] EWHC 967 (QB), [2010] All ER (D) 06 (May)
The elegant words of Maitland 100 years ago describing trusts as an institute of great elasticity and generality and as the most distinctive achievement of English lawyers, can no longer be taken to be the whole story.
Hugh Tomlinson QC & Oliver Gayner assess the Supreme Court’s Hilary Term
David Burrows considers when lawyers can (& should) terminate retainers
Geraldine Morris reports on funding former spouses & hypothetical claims
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
