THIS ISSUE
A recent Court of Appeal decision has highlighted the risk that settlement agreements could inadvertently become subject to consumer credit regulation, and thus rendered unenforceable.
On the other side of Brexit and in the midst of a pandemic, the UK’s domestic regulator of medicines and healthcare now stands alone for the first time in almost 40 years.
Could the key to early retirement be taking a job as an Uber driver and using an iPhone and a Volkswagen? If the current trend of class action claims continues, then perhaps so, says Dominic Regan in his latest NLJ column
Human rights at risk under Bill proposals, warn campaigners
Bank to face money laundering accusations in court
Northern Ireland could be placed in the awkward position of having to apply quotas, higher tariffs or other EU trade sanctions on goods arriving from the rest of the UK, the European Scrutiny Committee has warned.
Media start-up Crafty Counsel is partnering with LexisNexis to share a range of content for in-house lawyers.
Lawyers have been asked for their views on product safety laws, as ministers prepare for a legislative overhaul.
The Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Julian Flaux, floated the idea of a four-day sitting week in the Chancery Division, as in other Business and Property Courts, in a speech to the Chancery Bar Association last week.
Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, reported on legal progress to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association annual forum last week.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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