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Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City Law School, City University London. www.city.ac.uk/law

Is the proposed change to the overriding objective an amendment too far? asks Anna Henderson

Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City Law School, City University London. www.city.ac.uk/law

Chagger v Abbey National plc [2008] All ER (D) 157 (Oct)

Musa v Advance Security UK Ltd [2008] All ER (D) 64 (Oct)

New flexible working arrangements will produce more litigation and uncertainty, says Juliet Carp

Chris Parr details how to win clients and influence people

All work and no play culture upsetting work life balance for City law firm employees

Does Centrum mark the end of discriminatory advertising? Chris Bryden and Michael Salter report

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NLJ Career Profile: Nick Vernon, Walkers Bermuda

Nick Vernon of Walkers on swapping Birmingham for Bermuda and building an employment practice by the sea

Bird & Bird—Christian Bartsch

Global firm re-elects CEO for second term

Fletchers Group—Miriam Hall

Business appoints managing director of operational excellence

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NLJ this week: Mazur and more—inside the litigation frontline

From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed

NLJ this week: Social media bans for children spark legal dilemmas

Momentum is building behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media—but the legal and practical challenges are formidable. In NLJ this week, Nick Smallwood of Mills & Reeve examines global moves, including Australia’s under-16 ban and the UK's consultation

NLJ this week: Leasehold reform risks creating ‘forgotten freeholders’

Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies

NLJ this week: Court of Appeal clarifies when a claim truly begins

Timing is everything—and the Court of Appeal has delivered clarity on when proceedings are ‘brought’. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains that a claim is issued for limitation purposes when the claim form is delivered to the court, even if fees are underpaid

NLJ this week: Split FDRs could ease pressure—and boost settlements

The traditional ‘single, intensive day’ of financial dispute resolution (FDR) may be due for a rethink. Writing in NLJ this week, Rachel Frost-Smith and Lauren Guiler of Birketts propose a ‘split FDR’ model, separating judicial evaluation from negotiation

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Employment

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Nick Vernon, Walkers Bermuda

Bird & Bird—Christian Bartsch

Fletchers Group—Miriam Hall