David Burrows questions if the exceptional cases legal aid legislation is being properly applied
It’s not all doom & gloom for legal aid & human rights lawyers, says Roger Smith
Easy to spot but difficult to prove, John de Waal QC reports
David Short examines the possibility of the relatives of mesothelioma victims making claims north of the border
Michael Nash examines the legal conundrum of an independent Scotland’s application to the EU
Robert Jordan considers applications to suspend discharge of a bankruptcy order
Delaney v Secretary of State for Transport [2014] EWHC 1785 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 31 (Jun)
R (on the application of TD) v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [2014] EWCA Civ 585, [2014] All ER (D) 37 (Jun)
Price v Price [2014] EWCA Civ 655, [2014] All ER (D) 28 (Jun)
Collins v Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills and another [2014] EWCA Civ 717, [2014] All ER (D) 44 (Jun)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross
Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.
DWF—Stephen Webb
Partner and head of national planning team appointed
mfg Solicitors—Nick Little
Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire
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
