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
Sharpe Pritchard—Victoria Heald-Barraclough
Magic Circle hire strengthens Sharpe Pritchard’s infrastructure finance capability
Lewis Silkin—Iskander Fernandez
Lewis Silkin adds corporate crime specialist to growing dispute resolution team
Morr & Co—Michael Charalambous
Morr Co strengthens private client team with partner appointment
NEWS
Should every solicitor found to have acted dishonestly face automatic striking off? The answer, argues John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke LLP in NLJ this week, is no
Winning an arbitral award against a state is one thing; enforcing it is another
Can government success in court tell us whether the rule of law is healthy?
Poorly drafted dispute resolution clauses can trigger litigation before the real dispute is even addressed
As cryptocurrency becomes mainstream, family lawyers are increasingly confronting the challenges it creates on divorce
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