THIS ISSUE
Traffic commissioner etiquette; a spot of SI trouble; latest FPR update; lessors clobbered online; second bite for flight delays; family overspending.
Brice Dickson analyses the composition & key judgments of the Supreme Court in 2022
With an explosion of interest in governance in recent years, now is the time for you to add this qualification to your portfolio
What could the English court system learn from its counterparts overseas? Philip Sinel runs through some areas for improvement
Where is this generation’s Rumpole? Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC worries that the legal profession has lost its sense of humour
All eight legal regulators need to be more transparent and make more robust decisions, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has declared.
Members of the public across the three main parties support legal aid, research has shown.
Some 770 defendants have been incarcerated for more than two years awaiting trial, as the justice system buckles under the pressure of ever-increasing numbers of prisoners on remand.
CILEX has acquired the Institute of Paralegals (IoP) and its voluntary regulator, the Professional Paralegal Register (PPR).
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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