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: John McElroy, London Solicitors Litigation Association
From first-generation student to trailblazing president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, John McElroy of Fieldfisher reflects on resilience, identity and the power of bringing your whole self to the law
Clarke Willmott—Elaine Field
Planning and environment team expands with partner hire in Manchester
Birketts—Barbara Hamilton-Bruce
Firm appoints chief operating officer to strengthen leadership team
