Philip Thornton considers fairness & accountability in public office dismissals
Lista M Cannon & Alex H Rene assess compliance confrontations in the wake of the new Bribery Act
The statutory service charge consultation procedure in a nutshell, by Robert Highmore & Malcolm Dowden
David Locke believes a new ADR protocol could resuscitate the Jackson proposals
Nick Hine joined Davies Arnold Cooper LLP as partner of their employment group on 17 May.
Sector activity doubles in the past three years according to CEDR research
Commercial and civil mediation in the UK has grown by 30%, and mediation activity as whole has doubled, in the last three years according to the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution’s (CEDR) fourth Mediation Audit.
Facebook’s privacy setting change is “unacceptable”, Europe’s privacy watchdog has warned.
Small law firms saw profits per equity partner fall 24% as the recession hit, according to the Law Society Law Management Section’s annual profitability survey. The median net profit per equity partner fall from £114,078 in 2008 to £86,960 this year. Approximately 18% of a practice’s total income is equity partner profit, compared to 24% in 2008.
Legal businesses are showing resilience in the economic downturn, according to research from accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.
Child Support Agency v Forrest [2010] All ER (D) 126 (May)
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
