What happens when Strasbourg gets it wrong?
Michael Fenn & Kristian Grice on why more global disputes are heading for English courts
David Bywater asks, is malpractice in the PI arena the preserve of solicitors?
Toxic “slops” company reaches compensation agreement with solicitors
Google has received encouraging news in its long-running legal battle over whether its AdWords service infringes trademark rights.
Polskie Ratownictwo Okretowe v Rallo Vito & C SNC & another [2009] EWHC 2249 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 80 (Sep)
The current esteem in which Parliament is held by the British electorate has not been so low for decades, if not centuries. The malaise has its roots in far deeper and longer term problems than the various scandals and debacles that reach the news. Given the state of disillusionment and the problems inherent in the current system, the tasks ahead are mountainous. Could Michael Mansfield restore faith in the government’s legal credentials?
Pereda v Madrid Movilidad SA: C-277/08, [2009] All ER (D) 88 (Sep)
The attorney general, Baroness Scotland, has been fined £5,000 for employing an illegal worker as her housekeeper.
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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
