header-logo header-logo

THIS ISSUE
Card image

Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8083

09 August 2024
IN THIS ISSUE
Neil Parpworth on why maiden speeches in the House of Commons are a continuing unnecessary distraction

Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ

Don’t assume costs budgeting exemptions will apply in high value cases for children, says Julian Caddick

An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

As the Games continue, sports lawyers are poised to deal with any Olympian controversies, writes Ian Blackshaw

The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear

The seeming impossibility of triple back-flips and impeccably synchronised dives may impress and inspire, but have you ever tried to breach the legal safeguards surrounding the five Olympics rings? 

With hundreds of newbies occupying the green benches, Westminster has been treated to a torrent of maiden speeches

A zoo that never materialised, misrepresented restaurant ventures & the question of a tenant’s ‘principal’ home. Edward Peters KC & Ashpen Rajah discuss three useful new cases
B in cite; Expect pilotless planes; Leave expert alone; No prison for non-payment; Hadkinson reappears; MoJ liable for clamp; Commercial Court bouncing
Show
10
Results
Results
10
Results

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

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
back-to-top-scroll