Jon Robins observes the fallout from the recent legal aid protests
Are the Family Procedure Rules 2010 an Alsatian mongrel of dubious legality, asks David Burrows
Is it now easier for landlords to obtain possession from assured shorthold tenants? Nathaniel Duckworth & Daniel Robinson report
Keith Patten welcomes useful guidance about the role of foreseeability in the determination of breach of duty of care
Keith Davies examines the court’s approach to the right to protest on public land
David Finnerty provides advice on how to avoid a professional negligence claim in a contested probate case
Is mediation the key to solving MCA 2005 “best interests” disputes, asks Russell Caller
Samuda v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and another [2014] EWCA Civ 1, [2014] All ER (D) 03 (Jan)
Gray v Smith and others [2013] EWHC 4136 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 237 (Dec)
Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Company (c) and another v Al-Sayed Bader Hashim Al-Refai and others [2013] EWHC 4112 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 07 (Jan)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton
Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner
Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan
Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office
Blake Morgan—four promotions
Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices
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
