THIS ISSUE
Roger Smith reflects on the chill factors affecting access to justice, civil liberties and human rights
Lawyers banking on success; Local legal aid; Flower power
Barratt v Gisda CYF [2008] All ER (D) 288 (Nov) (EAT)
Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City Law School, City University London. Wwww.city.ac.uk/law
Compensation limits
Carl Calvert expands on the complex world of maps and copyright
Daniel Wise predicts a spike in maternity related bonus litigation
Family
Procedure
Virdi v Chana [2008] EWHC 2901 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 40 (Dec)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Kingsley Napley—Claire Green
Firm announces appointment of chief legal officer
Weightmans—Emma Eccles & Mark Woodall
Firm bolsters Manchester insurance practice with double partner appointment
Gilson Gray—Linda Pope
Partner joins family law team inLondon
NEWS
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings
Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
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