Davina Bentley & Helen Mulcahy examine dividend payments to the detriment of creditors
“His ability to explain core concepts & the nuances is a wonder to behold”
Possession obstruction; CPR 87th update; Hearing fee refunds axed & “Don’t tell the wife”
Wiltonpark Ltd and others v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2016] EWCA Civ 1294, [2016] All ER (D) 87 (Dec)
Gaind v Dunbar Assets Plc [2016] EWHC 3187 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 89 (Dec)
Re N (A Child) (Recognition of foreign adoption) [2016] EWHC 3085 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 53 (Dec)
Nicholas Bevan calls into question a recent Court of Appeal ruling on the liability of a motor insurer to compensate a third party victim of an unauthorised driver
Recent case law provides a good illustration of established rules in the longstanding law on unfair dismissal, says Ian Smith
Agarwala v Agarwala [2016] EWCA Civ 1252, [2016] All ER (D) 86 (Dec)
Lauzikas v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWHC 3215 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 90 (Dec)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Maryam Syed KC, Church Court Chambers
From childhood dreams of the Bar to some of the country's most challenging cases, Maryam Syed KC explains why she has never stopped standing up for others
DAC Beachcroft—Richard Breavington, Rachel Ford & Daniel Guilfoyle
DAC Beachcroft significantly expands Cyber team, hiring three Cyber partners
Browne Jacobson—Professor Clive Kay
Browne Jacobson appoints senior healthcare leader Professor Clive Kay as strategic adviser
Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.
