That bereaved families have so little hope of obtaining legal aid for inquests is indicative of the UK’s broken system, says Jonathan Wheeler
In this month’s employment brief, Ian Smith examines the long shadow cast by the infamous ‘gay cake case’ & takes a look at some exceptions to the unfair dismissal rule
Aziz Rahman considers the implications of a possible increase in the use of unexplained wealth orders by enforcement agencies
In the first of a two-part series, Rawdon Crozier investigates ‘the Housing Act trap’…& plots a potential escape
Mark Pawlowski asks whether there is a duty to disclose the gruesome history of a house on the sale of a property
New CPR updates; pleading shorthand blessed; week’s pay fattened up; (no) time to pay.
In the first part of a series of three articles, Simon Parsons investigates judicial review of executive action
Geoffrey Bindman reflects on the life & career of Lord Birkenhead
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Forbes Solicitors—Stephen Barnfield
Regulatory team boosted by partner hire amid rising health and safety demand
Arc Pensions Law—Kris Weber
Legal director promoted to partner at specialist pensions firm
Clarke Willmott—Jonathan Cree
Residential development capability expands with partner hire in Birmingham
From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed
