Pre-nuptial agreements are legally binding, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark ruling on divorce.
As the coalition government began to burn the quangos last week, among the ashes can be found the office of chief coroner.
Many commentators have reflected that the trade in cases, especially those of accident victims, between lawyers and referrers is unseemly, if not downright dodgy.
Charles Pigott explains why wide reaching equality laws cover arbitrators to plumbers
In the first of a regular series of updates, Clare Renton provides an overview of the most influential international & EU cases of 2010
Brian Goodwin reflects on the EL Trigger ruling
Loss of profit on a sub-sale: who pays? Christopher Warenius reports
Tackling the traffickers—a role for civil recovery orders, asks Paul Yates
Peter Vaines measures up on BPR, income splitting & doormats
Pieretti v London Borough of Enfield [2010] EWCA Civ 1104, [2010] All ER (D) 96 (Oct)
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
