THIS ISSUE
"Among its strengths are the pithy chapters on particular types of inquest—from mental health, clinical and prison deaths to less frequently explored issues of product related death and military inquests"
Judges need to be on firm ground when disregarding good & persuasive expert evidence, as Dr Chris Pamplin explains
Writing in this week’s NLJ, Professor Michael Zander QC, Emeritus Professor, LSE expresses concern about the government’s reform of judicial review.
The choice of what to wear should be for each woman herself to decide, yet the hijab has been commandeered for political power, Shabina Begum, family law consultant at Dawson Cornwell, and Marisa Razeek, treaty negotiator and lawyer, write in NLJ this week
How stands the government’s reform of judicial review? Michael Zander QC gives a pessimistic assessment
COVID-19 has put outdated business models in terminal decline, says Robert Taylor, CEO of 360 Law Group
Victor Smith considers abuse of process & breaching an assurance of no prosecution
Paul Dowling reports on a recent case of parent company liability & the treatment of overseas workers
In the light of a recent case, Daniel Black discusses the approach to balancing the interests of airlines with compensation claims for consumers
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Weightmans—Jason Slatcher
Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer
Mishcon de Reya—trainees
Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%
Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton
Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices
NEWS
LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is to take further enforcement action against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), setting additional performance targets and ‘intensifying’ its oversight, it has said
Regulators missed several opportunities to intervene in PM Law Group before it collapsed, an independent review by City firm Jenner & Block has found
An employer’s vicarious liability for the alleged torts of an employee cannot be transferred by TUPE, the Court of Appeal has confirmed
Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned
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