Does the government’s new schedule for legal aid reform provide hope or just delay? Carol Storer reports
Voluntary legal advice providers will bear the brunt of funding cuts, says Jon Robins
Tom Walker shares a cautionary tale or two about “protected conversations”
Ian Smith pays homage to the Law of Sod
Kim Beatson & Lehna Hewitt review the court’s approach to asset sharing & brief encounters
Injured claimants should not be subsidising the insurance industry, says Karl Tonks
John Summers & Elizabeth Fitzgerald examine two recent judgments that challenge long-established property law rules
Justice v security: has the government got the balance right? Victoria Oakes & Alex Odell review the evidence
Is state immunity a “get out of jail” card for sovereign debtors, asks George Walton
Withers LLP v Langbar International Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1419, [2011] All ER (D) 22 (Dec)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
