THIS ISSUE
Jennifer Sole & Caspar Glyn QC explore the stark findings of the Employment Lawyers Association’s 2021 survey
Bypassing a judge; Mediation stays come early; DDJs forced out of home; Domestic abuse latest; Pandemic rent challenges; Small claim transcripts
Michael Hagan & Asela Wijeyaratne examine a case study on recovery under the Montreal Convention for psychological injury following aviation accidents
Dr Chris Pamplin finds courts are less draconian on delays in evidence where parties are not at fault
Mark Solon narrates a tale of two experts
Andrew Stafford QC & James Chapman-Booth explore the tort of conversion in the digital age
Tony Allen continues his series on the future of dispute resolution by exploring the concept (& reality) of compulsory ADR
‘This is a valuable addition to the bookshelf; not just for practitioners, but for those interested in —or simply curious about—the topics covered’
Sue Bent & Keith Wilding on how law centres can influence
change in policy and law & tackle the causes of recurring problems
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor
International fraud and asset recovery offering boosted by partner hire
Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet
Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist
Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg
Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire
NEWS
Cheshire West, which established an ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty safeguards, has been overturned by the Supreme Court
The Chancery Division and other segments of the High Court are to be replaced by a new Business and Property Division (BPD), in a major civil justice shakeup
Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week
Two district judges and a tribunal judge have been sanctioned for delays in delivering judgments and orders
Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker
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