Dominic Regan takes on the urgent task of updating some legal terms & shares some early examples
With adjudication remaining a common method for resolving construction disputes, Digby Hebbard takes a look at the plus points & potential pitfalls
Can defendants assert litigation privilege over documents created for proceedings they controlled, but were not party to? Richard Highley & Annabel Walker report
What the doctor said: Charles Foster looks at developments in patient autonomy & causation
Lee Henderson reflects on important differences between enforcement orders & enforcement by committal
Testing, testing, one two three: Ian Smith rounds up a trio of cases which could echo through the courts in the coming years
Does solicitor-facilitated investment fraud threaten to undermine confidence in the profession, asks Christopher Burt
Lord Chancellor promises review of a system no longer ‘fit for purpose’
Ministry of Justice downplays rumours of no-fault divorce reform
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.
