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17 March 2021
Issue: 7925 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Personal injury
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NLJ this week: The inside scoop

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Could the key to early retirement be taking a job as an Uber driver and using an iPhone and a Volkswagen? If the current trend of class action claims continues, then perhaps so, says Dominic Regan in his latest NLJ column

Also on Professor Regan’s agenda this week is the potential for a fresh wave of payment protection insurance claims following the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Canada Square v Potter, and the potential for bumps in the road ahead as the whiplash reforms roll out.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

International fraud and asset recovery offering boosted by partner hire

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire

NEWS
Cheshire West, which established an ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty safeguards, has been overturned by the Supreme Court
The Chancery Division and other segments of the High Court are to be replaced by a new Business and Property Division (BPD), in a major civil justice shakeup
Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week
Two district judges and a tribunal judge have been sanctioned for delays in delivering judgments and orders
Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker
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