Re E (children) (international abduction) [2011] UKSC 27, [2011] All ER (D) 62 (Jun)
Concerned about the future of legal services? Talk to your accountant, suggests Joe Reevy
James Wilson pays tribute to Lord Denning & the creation of the Mareva injunction
Legal Services Board claims lawyers fail clients on complaints-handling
Outdated land law to be reformed under new proposals
BAILII, the free online legal materials provider, is currently appealing for donations.
Two Norwegian children brought to the UK by their British mother must be returned, the Supreme Court has unanimously held.
The Court of Protection has held that a local authority which accepted an autistic man into respite care for a few weeks and then kept him for a year acted unlawfully.
A new third party litigation funder, Vannin Capital, has launched, with “significant” backing by Isle of Man-based private equity firm, Bramden Investments.
Leading matrimonial lawyers have agreed that more needs to be done to update England’s matrimonial laws and bring them in line with contemporary jurisdictions
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
