THIS ISSUE
The golden touch is that this former district judge is a wonderful ‘explainer’
Sophia Purkis & Judith Davidge examine proposals to hold unscrupulous directors to account: do they go far enough?
Geoffrey Bindman reflects on the stark imbalance between commercial prosperity & frontline poverty
Ian Smith serves up some employment classics & shares some wise lessons from the past
Merricks v Mastercard heralds a new era of opt-out claims: what does this mean for insurers & consumers? Samantha Silver reports
Nicholas Dobson considers whether the interpretation of human rights has too often become counter-intuitive to many outside a patrician élite
Legislative proposals to hold delinquent company directors to account are a step in the right direction but do they go far enough?
The Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, has confirmed acceptance of the final report on Guideline Hourly Rates (GHR), which are used to help determine costs
In the first of a two-part series, Julian Chamberlayne examines the changes to be implemented following the Civil Justice Council’s report on guideline hourly rates
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Constantine Law—Anita Vadgama
New senior partner hire at consultant-led employment / regulatory law firm
Ward Hadaway—Emma Swann & Jill Donabie
Firm adds two partners to growing education practice
mfg Solicitors—Lauren Collins, Emily Stancer & Sara Southall
Trio of newly qualified solicitors strengthens Worcester office law firm
NEWS
NLJ's latest Charities Appeals Supplement has been published in this week’s issue
The treasury has sought to reassure the legal profession over concerns about cost, bureaucracy and independence when the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) takes over regulation of anti-money laundering compliance
One out of two barristers has come under pressure from clients to act unethically, according to the results of this year’s Barristers’ Working Lives survey
The Court of Appeal has held the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) was wrong to set aside a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decision on unfair pricing of phenytoin, an epilepsy drug
A flagship employment law reform is due to come into effect on 1 July, extending unfair dismissal rights to employees after six months in their job instead of two years
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