Roger Smith peruses the legal stories hitting the headlines
Is our right to protest under threat, asks Ruth Brander
Marital agreements: who’s got it right? Kate Molan & Sarah Caroline Boyle
Heather Beckett highlights the complexities of dental injuries & medical reporting agencies
Can a criminal squatter acquire title by adverse possession? Christopher Cant investigates
Victims of misleading & aggressive demands for payment need protection, say David Hertzell & Amy Smith
Bill Gibson emphasises the importance of file maintenance to costs recovery
Charlie Clarke-Jervoise explores the brave new world of costs management
Clive Thomas emphasises the importance of the careful drafting of Pt 36 offers
James Sharpe provides an update on costs protection & protected parties
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
