THIS ISSUE
Mark Pawlowski takes a festive look at some of the more humorous cases taken from the English & Commonwealth law reports
InfoTrack’s marketing guru Adam Bullion outlines how to survive & thrive in the ‘experience economy’
Financial Remedies’ new look; Pt 36 interim costs; Late protocol evidence; Costs: conventional or fixed?; Tenants’ Bonanza!
Having focused on case management & proportionality in his first update, Colin Campbell now turns his attention to Sir Rupert’s third interlocking reform—the electronic bill
The wills of Beryl Parsonage illustrate the meaning of want of knowledge and approval, writes Chris Williams
Bethan Walsh discusses what charities need to know about politics
I’m a celebrity (of sorts), but don’t share my private information with the public! Jeremy Clarke-Williams & Nilly Tabatabai report on royals & wags
What makes people tick? Ian Smith signs off for the year with some sobering disclosures on motivation & revenge
Law Society President Simon Davis, a career ‘lifer’ in a magic circle firm, tells Grania Langdon-Down why he is keen to demonstrate Chancery Lane’s relevance to all sides of the profession & the public
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney
London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations
Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller
Private client team strengthened by partner appointment
NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal
Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession
NEWS
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
In Ward v Rai, the High Court reaffirmed that imprecise points of dispute can and will be struck out. Writing in NLJ this week, Amy Dunkley of Bolt Burdon Kemp reports on the decision and its implications for practitioners
Could the Supreme Court’s
ruling in R v Hayes; R v Palombo
unintentionally unsettle future
complex fraud trials? Maia Cohen-Lask of Corker Binning explores
the question in NLJ this week
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