Daniel Bacon hails the rental revolution, assesses pros and cons for both sides and predicts clogged-up tribunals
Fern Schofield & Gwyneth Everson provide a round-up of recent decisions, offering practical guidance on possession claims, statutory interpretation & evidential pitfalls
Could a Privy Council decision loosen the bonds which have tied down the tort of private nuisance for so long? Richard Buckley reports
Roger Lush & Lara Elder examine the state of UK and EU trade mark law, ten years post-Brexit
Can the court permit a landlord to force entry? Edward Blakeney & Ashpen Rajah weigh up the current arguments
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Slater Heelis—Charlotte Beck
Partner and Manchester office lead appointed head of family
Civil Justice Council—Nigel Teasdale
DWF insurance services director appointed to Civil Justice Council
R3—Jodie Wildridge
Kings Chambers barrister appointed chair of R3 Yorkshire
The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC
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Could a Privy Council decision loosen the bonds which have tied down the tort of private nuisance for so long? Richard Buckley reports
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A family judge has criticised the prison authorities for mistakenly freeing a father who abducted his own son
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Thousands of Just Eat riders are bringing a claim that they are workers rather than self-employed independent contractors
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A surge of scandals has revived debate over misconduct in public office: Alice Lepeuple asks whether a more principled approach to the offence is needed
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Litigators digesting Mazur are being urged to tighten oversight and compliance. In his latest 'Insider' column for NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School provides a cut out and keep guide to the ruling’s core test: whether an unauthorised individual is ‘in truth acting on behalf of the authorised individual’
