THIS ISSUE
Arbitration, people, parties & planet—Cherie Blair CBE QC MCIArb shares her thoughts on the future of arbitration
Neil Parpworth discusses the case of Gerry Adams & the application of the Carltona principle
The pandemic has revealed the bankruptcy of austerity ideology, says Patrick Allen
Winston Jacob analyses recent developments regarding the right to manage
Possession returns. ‘The 23 August 2020 is the day that enforcement agents awake from their slumber,’ former District Judge Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist, writes in this week’s Civil Way
The Law Society has hit out at HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) plans to pilot extended hours in up to seven courts
The government’s proposals on planning introduce ‘huge levels of uncertainty’ for investors, increase the burden on local authorities and contain a mysterious ‘fast track for beauty’, lawyers say
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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