Robert Kay crunches the numbers involved in securing & insuring the London 2012 Olympic Games
What avenues are open for the intervened solicitor, asks Chris Gadd
Can costs be ordered against a local authority, asks Jonathan Herring
Hayley McLorinan tackles the issue of recoverable heads of loss between jurisdictions
Malcolm Dowden investigates local authority written statements & contaminated land
Katherine Hardcastle examines the extra-territorial ambit of the Serious Crime Act 2007
How do banks juggle duty to their customers with money-laundering obligations, asks Simon Goldstone
Michael Kershaw QC highlights the difficulty of multiple meanings in court statements
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council v Hickin [2012] UKSC 39
Johann MK Blumenthal GMBH & Co KG and another v Itochu Corp [2012] EWCA Civ 996, [2012] All ER (D) 240 (Jul)
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
