THIS ISSUE
Those who have chosen to make the UK their home deserve greater transparency about their position, as Katie Newbury explains
Eden v Parker; Eden v Parker and another [2016] EWHC 3302 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 123 (Dec)
Roderick Ramage discusses the challenges of will drafting in a paperless world
Will the Court of Appeal provide some helpful guidance on the doctrine of “special contribution” in Work v Gray, asks Elizabeth Carson
London Borough of Hounslow v Waaler [2017] EWCA Civ 45, [2017] All ER (D) 32 (Feb)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Fieldfisher—Will Sharp
Fieldfisher boosts structured finance practice with appointment of Will Sharp
gunnercooke—Thomas Bjorn & Peter Rudd-Clarke
gunnercooke grows its life sciences team with new partner hires
Leonard Curtis Legal—Mark Maguire & Kane Jones
Leonard Curtis Legal expands corporate team with twonew appointments
NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
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