When is an undertaking not an undertaking, ask Caroline Shea & Siobhan Jones
Nicholas Bevan believes catastrophically injured claimants deserve better treatment from the insurance industry
Plans to reform whiplash claims will marginalise victims, says Theo Richardson-Gool
Lesage sets out what will hopefully be accepted as the correct approach to cases of apparent bias, say James Guthrie QC & Rowan Pennington-Benton
Steven King assesses the likely effectiveness of the new Scrap Metal Dealers Act
What can be done when your expert’s opinion changes? Chris Pamplin reports
What are the cost implications of psychological injuries post-Jackson, asks Dr Tim Webb
Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd and others [2013] UKSC 34, [2013] All ER (D) 90 (Jun)
Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant JSC v AES Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant LLP [2013] UKSC 35, [2013] All ER (D) 89 (Jun)
Philip Hanby Ltd v Clarke [2013] EWCA Civ 647, [2013] All ER (D) 107 (Jun)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Slater Heelis—Charlotte Beck
Partner and Manchester office lead appointed head of family
Civil Justice Council—Nigel Teasdale
DWF insurance services director appointed to Civil Justice Council
R3—Jodie Wildridge
Kings Chambers barrister appointed chair of R3 Yorkshire
The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC
