John Ford
Principal
John Ford, principal, John Ford Solicitors (www.johnfordsolicitors.co.uk; @John_Ford_Law)
A close reading of last week’s judgment reveals the scale & gravity of the government’s failings in relation to discharging patients to care homes, says John Ford
The administrative & legal failings of the Legal Aid Agency need urgent examination, says John Ford
In the first of a special series of articles, John Ford shares his concerns about the future of the education system
Grayling is destroying the rule of law with judicial review legal aid cuts, says John Ford
The LSC should pay due respect to its duty to ensure access to justice, says John Ford
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
The next generation is inheriting more than assets—it is inheriting complexity. Writing in NLJ this week, experts from Penningtons Manches Cooper chart how global mobility, blended families and evolving values are reshaping private wealth advice
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