THIS ISSUE
"Among its strengths are the pithy chapters on particular types of inquest—from mental health, clinical and prison deaths to less frequently explored issues of product related death and military inquests"
Judges need to be on firm ground when disregarding good & persuasive expert evidence, as Dr Chris Pamplin explains
Writing in this week’s NLJ, Professor Michael Zander QC, Emeritus Professor, LSE expresses concern about the government’s reform of judicial review.
The choice of what to wear should be for each woman herself to decide, yet the hijab has been commandeered for political power, Shabina Begum, family law consultant at Dawson Cornwell, and Marisa Razeek, treaty negotiator and lawyer, write in NLJ this week
How stands the government’s reform of judicial review? Michael Zander QC gives a pessimistic assessment
COVID-19 has put outdated business models in terminal decline, says Robert Taylor, CEO of 360 Law Group
Victor Smith considers abuse of process & breaching an assurance of no prosecution
Paul Dowling reports on a recent case of parent company liability & the treatment of overseas workers
In the light of a recent case, Daniel Black discusses the approach to balancing the interests of airlines with compensation claims for consumers
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 NLJ this week, Ian Smith, emeritus professor at UEA, explores major developments in employment law from the Supreme Court and appellate courts
Writing in NLJ this week, Kamran Rehman and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper examine Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV plc v Spain, where the Commercial Court held that ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty awards cannot be assigned
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