Are litigators heading for extinction with the rise of technology assisted review, asks Caroline Field
Could technology provide legal empowerment as the government withdraws funding, asks Roger Smith
Should individuals be given more protection, asks Fan Yang
Geoffrey Bindman QC reminisces on the days of the small family firm
Alistair MacDonald QC reviews the highlights of life at the Bar in 2015
IPCO (Nigeria) Ltd v Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation [2015] EWCA Civ 1144, [2015] All ER (D) 103 (Nov)
R (on the application of Ali) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (on the application of Bibi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Liberty Intervening) [2015] UKSC 68, [2015] All ER (D) 150 (Nov)
NA v Nottinghamshire County Council [2015] EWCA Civ 1139, [2015] All ER (D) 126 (Nov)
Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks and another v Intellectual Property Agency Ltd and another [2015] EWHC 3256 (IPEC), [2015] All ER (D) 114 (Nov)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson
Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating
Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor
West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire
JMW—Belinda Brooke
Employment and people solutions offering boosted by partner hire
The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ
