Nick Bird & Andrew Williamson welcome clarification of the duty professionals owe their clients
Court of Protection Rules—a new start, asks Malcolm Skinner
Pensions Regulator v Michel Van de Wiele NV [2011] All ER (D) 138 (Feb)
Iqbal v Dean Manson Solicitors [2011] EWCA Civ 123, [2011] All ER (D) 163 (Feb)
Re Sompo Japan Insurance Inc [2011] EWHC 260 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 185 (Feb)
Rolf v De Guerin [2011] EWCA Civ 78, [2011] All ER (D) 169 (Feb)
BA v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] UKUT 36 (IAC), [2011] All ER (D) 193 (Feb)
Tovey and others v Ministry of Justice [2011] EWHC 271 (QB), [2011] All ER (D) 202 (Feb)
Leigh Bailey Solicitors v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2011] All ER (D) 192 (Feb)
Jonathan Chan & Andrew Pimlott consider new possibilities of electronic discovery
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
