Jon Robins takes little solace from the government’s recent U-turn on legal aid reform
Transfer problems in professional indemnity insurance market
A NHS Trust v Dr A [2013] EWHC 2442 (COP), [2013] All ER (D) 07 (Sep)
Baker v Hallam Estates Ltd and another [2013] EWHC 2668 (QB), [2013] All ER (D) 40 (Sep)
Coulson v Department for Work and Pensions UKEAT/0572/12/LA, [2013] All ER (D) 31 (Sep)
Standing charge falls over...
Boutique and US firms gaining market share
Rogers and another v Hoyle [2013] EWHC 1409 (QB), [2013] All ER (D) 21 (Sep)
Carr v Penman [2013] EWHC 2679 (QB), [2013] All ER (D) 18 (Sep)
Could mis-selling in the derivatives market be the PPI equivalent for small businesses? Charles Lazarevic reports
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires
Nikki Bowker, head of litigation and dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on
Ellisons—Sarah Osborne
Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team
DWF—Chris Air
Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment
An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ
