Tim Suter traces the origins & achievements of public inquiries
Alison Padfield explains why legal clarity & coherence trumped fairness in Scullion
Janna Purdie offers advice on distinguishing between arbitration & expert determination clauses
Mark Solon advises how to get your expert out of bed
Expert witnesses must be at the top of their game, notes Merryck Lowe
Riva Bella SA v Tamsen Yachts GmbH [2011] EWHC 2338 (Comm), [2011] All ER (D) 41 (Sep)
Riva Bella SA v Tamsen Yachts GmbH [2011] EWHC 2338 (Comm), [2011] All ER (D) 41 (Sep)
Jones v Thornton UKEAT/0068/11/SM, [2011] All ER (D) 122 (Sep)
Capita Alternative Fund Services (Guernsey) Ltd and another v Drivers Jonas [2011] EWHC 2336 (Comm), All ER (D) 52 (Sep) [2011]
Ashendon and another v United Kingdom (App Nos 35730/07 & 4285/08), [2011] All ER (D) 81 (Sep)
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
