The Bar Standards Board has reappointed its chair, baroness Ruth Deech, for a further three-year term.
The Legal Services Commission (LSC) has recruited chief executive, Matthew Coats, who arrives from the UK Border Agency (UKBA).
Roger Smith gets the juice on lemon law, landmarks & lectures
David Burrows examines the approach of the court to enforcement of ante- & post-nuptial agreements
Charles Pigott reports on sick workers, holidays & the small print
Caste discrimination has shed its cloak of invisibility, says Annapurna Waughray
Realpolitik, not injustice, will determine UK extradition policy, says Andrew Smith
George Hobson & Malcolm Dowden report on solar vulnerability
The Ministry of Justice plans to respond to the ongoing consultation on High Court and Court of Appeal fee hikes...
Paul Wainwright & Dr Mark Friston provide a practical guide to costs budgeting
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
