THIS ISSUE
Former District Judge and NLJ columnist Stephen Gold writes in this week’s Civil Way about the ‘sacrilege’ of the closure of the Mayor’s and City of London Court, the latest ‘pea green’ fashion in family law tomes, and the scandalous ‘repayments whizz’ of the 0.5% interest rate of HMRC repayments
In an NLJ expert witness supplement this week, forensic accountant George Sim, of Sim Kapila, puts forward arguments for and against single joint experts, while expert witness trainer Bond Solon founder Mark Solon looks at the expert’s fundamental duty to assist the court
A part-year music teacher who works irregular hours but has a continuing contract is entitled to the same statutory paid leave as full-time employees, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark judgment
Costs to be capped to protect individuals
Solicitors representing clients in creative fields face a much harder task when bring claims for financial losses, Suzanne Trask, partner at Bolt, Burdon Kemp, writes in this week’s NLJ. They must present more evidence and work harder to portray as clear a position as possible
The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has now moved the barrister strikes into its alternating weeks phase, as negotiations with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have stalled
MoJ to follow in Canada’s footsteps with mandatory mediation
What does ‘sure’ mean, when directing a jury on the standard of proof? Writing in this week’s NLJ, Paul McKeown, City University associate professor of law, looks at this nebulous, challengeable word, which leads to what judges call ‘dreaded questions’ from the jury
Progress in improving support for women in prisons is slow and limited, the Justice Committee has warned
The formidable legal Twitterati has come under the watchful eye of regulators concerned about the reputation of the profession
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hugh James—Phil Edwards
Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire
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Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe
Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire
DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr
Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London
NEWS
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
James Grice, head of innovation and AI at Lawfront, explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the legal sector
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