THIS ISSUE
Need to Brexit a contract? Lucy Pert & Adam Jacobs provide a plan
In a boost to free speech & the Fourth Estate the Supreme Court has come off the bench on defamation. Romana Canneti provides the commentary
James Arrowsmith reflects on the possible impact of Poole v GN on defining negligence in the performance of statutory functions
The first employment tribunal ruling on positive action poses problems for employers, says Paul McFarlane
Jennifer Fox discusses a long-awaited decision, providing the latest interpretation of the illegality defence
Using knowledge and experience: Entry requirement for Accelerated Routes to CIArb membership widened
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) is one of the world’s leading providers of dispute avoidance, management and resolution (DAMR) training
Numbers fall by 10,000 over six-year period
Significant cuts have brought system to its knees, report warns
Criminal barristers have begun voting on whether to accept an ‘accelerated package of measures’, ahead of a potential 1 July walkout.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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