THIS ISSUE
Mark Pawlowski outlines some of the basic do’s and don’ts when preparing for a first moot
Neil Parpworth examines a case of unfairness in the magistrates’ court
Parties brave (or foolhardy) enough to reject mediation who get their risk assessment wrong are extremely likely to face tough sanctions, as Tony Allen explains
What price justice? In a second update on the parlous state of our justice system, Theo Huckle QC explains why all of our people’s legal rights should be real and enforceable
Post-2010 & the damage done to our criminal justice system: Jon Robins reviews calls for the reinstatement of areas of social welfare law
Dr Chris Pamplin analyses the results of a major survey of the expert witness marketplace
Chief Master Shuman on her trailblazing appointment to the Chancery Division, the importance of stepping out of the comfort zone, & going back to basics on diversity: an interview with Grania Langdon-Down
A witness statement punch-up, tenants who pay double rent, and the answer to the question―does the Master of the Rolls have a heart?
Chief Master Shuman made legal history as the first woman appointed Chief Chancery Master
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Pillsbury—Lord Garnier KC
Appointment of former Solicitor General bolsters corporate investigations and white collar practice
Hall & Wilcox—Nigel Clark
Firm strengthens international strategy with hire of global relations consultant
Slater Heelis—Sylviane Kokouendo & Shazia Ashraf
Partner and associate join employment practice
NEWS
The government’s plan to introduce a Single Professional Services Supervisor could erode vital legal-sector expertise, warns Mark Evans, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, in NLJ this week
Writing in NLJ this week, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers argues that the ‘failure to prevent’ model of corporate criminal responsibility—covering bribery, tax evasion, and fraud—should be embraced, not resisted
Professor Graham Zellick KC argues in NLJ this week that, despite Buckingham Palace’s statement stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his styles, titles and honours, he remains legally a duke
Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'
In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains
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