You may not have encountered the weight test for works of civil practice and procedure. It involves the carrier throwing at you the constituent parts contained in a cardboard box and seeing whether you fall over.
Geoffrey Bindman is reminded of the fine balance between judicial independence & democracy
Dr David Hewitt will be a name familiar to most NLJ readers, especially mental health lawyers.
Jennifer James considers the Cameron-Clegg alliance in the light of other famous double acts
Dominic Regan suggests how to avoid some common pitfalls
Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage
The elegant words of Maitland 100 years ago describing trusts as an institute of great elasticity and generality and as the most distinctive achievement of English lawyers, can no longer be taken to be the whole story.
This week’s Insider column was going to be an Up Pompeii spoof, with Lurcio the slave up to various high jinks in the house of Bruno Maximus (thereby getting in a few digs at our beloved, or at least beleaguered, leader).
Dominic Regan delves into a selection of gems from the English Law Reports
Katten strengthens financial markets and funds group in London
Hugh James expands national Serious Injury team with two new Partners
HFW continues Paris office growth with public law Partner hire