header-logo header-logo

THIS ISSUE
Card

Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7446

15 December 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Child Poverty Action Group v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2010] UKSC 54, [2010] All ER (D) 97 (Dec)

Grogan v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2010] UKUT 416 (TCC), [2010] All ER (D) 96 (Dec)

Isabel West provides a snapshot of the expert witness landscape

Jonathan Herring’s delightful “little red book” provides some useful tips on arguing that come from his background as a leading lawyer.

Transferring legal status from surrogate mother a “difficult balance”

Housing benefit & tax credits unaffected

Lawyers have given a cautious welcome to Justice Secretary Ken Clarke’s green paper on sentencing reform

The Charity Commission is revising its investment guidance for trustees to allow for “social investment”.

Government-funded apprenticeships that will serve as “training contracts” for support staff are being rolled out in the legal sector.

Only lords and ladies are to grace the bench of the Supreme Court, by Royal decree.

Show
10
Results
Results
10
Results

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Anthony Collins—20 promotions

Anthony Collins—20 promotions

20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa

Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa

Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing

NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
back-to-top-scroll