Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7574

Gard Marine & Energy Ltd v China National Chartering Co Ltd  [2013] EWHC 2199 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 25 (Aug)

Peter Stevens outlines the proposals to enhance collective redress mechanisms

Roderick Ramage queries whether the employee shareholder scheme can become widespread

A local authority has been fined £100,000 after an employee accidentally posted sensitive information on several vulnerable children and their families onto the internet.

The costs budgeting sanctions imposed on Andrew Mitchell MP in his libel action against The Sun newspaper over “plebgate” has leapfrogged to the Court of Appeal.