Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC
NLJ columnist
Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC, NLJ columnist & senior consultant, Bindmans LLP (www.bindmans.com).
NLJ columnist
Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC, NLJ columnist & senior consultant, Bindmans LLP (www.bindmans.com).
How alien a concept is democracy in solicitors’ firms? Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC
Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC reflects on the case of George Edalji & its consequences
Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC considers the state of justice as Labour’s new cabinet gets to work
Solicitors must serve the public as well as their clients, writes Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC
Do we want a written constitution? Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC sees a problem
The Bill is a direct challenge to the authority of the Supreme Court & arguably to the rule of law itself, says Geoffrey Bindman KC
Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC looks back to the feud of Bacon & Coke
Political power needs constitutional restraints: Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC discusses the need for checks & balances on parliamentary sovereignty
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross
Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.
DWF—Stephen Webb
Partner and head of national planning team appointed
mfg Solicitors—Nick Little
Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire
NEWS
Contract damages are usually assessed at the date of breach—but not always. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Gascoigne, knowledge lawyer at LexisNexis, examines the growing body of cases where courts have allowed later events to reshape compensation
The Supreme Court has restored ‘doctrinal coherence’ to unfair prejudice litigation, writes Natalie Quinlivan, partner at Fieldfisher LLP, in this week' NLJ
The High Court’s refusal to recognise a prolific sperm donor as a child’s legal parent has highlighted the risks of informal conception arrangements, according to Liam Hurren, associate at Kingsley Napley, in NLJ this week
The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur may have settled questions around litigation supervision, but the profession should not simply ‘move on’, argues Jennifer Coupland, CEO of CILEX, in this week's NLJ
A simple phrase like ‘subject to references’ may not protect employers as much as they think. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, analyses recent employment cases showing how conditional job offers can still create binding contracts
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