In the midst of the financial crisis, there have been significant developments which are seen as potential challenges to London’s pre-eminent role as a dispute resolution hub.
The Indie had a go. Now it is the time of The Guardian. The temptation to knock The Times off its perch as the “must have” newspaper for any self-respecting lawyer is overwhelming.
Libel lawyers might well take a more nuanced view than some press commentators of the news that Mr Justice Eady is to be replaced as the judge responsible for the Queen’s Bench jury lists which hear the major defamation and privacy cases.
The LSC has narrowed the options for access to justice. Linda Lee explains why the profession must fight back
The LSC should pay due respect to its duty to ensure access to justice, says John Ford
If we are both a nation of animal lovers and a nation of serial litigators, what does it say about our attitude towards risk that we’re happy to fork out £12 a month on an insurance policy to cover our cat’s vet fees but not willing to pay to cover the risk of being sued?
Jackson: the case for reform remains strong...
All practitioners—claimant and defendant—should appreciate the new professional negligence trap set by Gibbon...
Jack Straw took the opportunity of his retirement from Labour’s front bench to publicise his forthcoming memoirs...
Now that the Jackson Costs Review has jumped back to the top of the agenda, the inevitable frantic lobbying over the proposals has started afresh.
Insurance and corporate teams in London announce double partner hire
Technology and data practice bolstered by partner hire
Set strengthens civil fraud and insolvency offering with new member
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