THIS ISSUE
Publicans untied; Ombudsman justice; Spad(e)work; Bye bye costs; Latest FPR update; The Great (Rent) Escape; Public to see and hear
Harvey general editor Ian Smith celebrates a very special anniversary with a toast to history & the years to come
David Burrows on the law of family breakdown: where are we now & where are we going?
Sarah Rushton & Sophie Georgiou explore international developments in flexible working & the right to disconnect
Lucy Greenwood & Leonor Díaz-Córdova discuss impactful steps we can all take towards a greener future in arbitration
Can persons on the receiving end of targeted sanctions challenge this designation, & where do their legal representatives stand? Simon Davenport QC & Matthew Happold investigate
Stephen Gold dusts off the archive for the first in an extended series of updates tracing NLJ’s history in tandem with legal and practice developments through the centuries
Dominic Regan shares his predictions on judicial promotions, & maligns the misery caused by much-misunderstood rules on trial witness statements
In the first of a new series focusing on criminal matters in & out of court, David Walbank QC tackles one of the most politically charged criminal cases of recent times
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin
Boodle Hatfield welcomes new employment partner, Tom McLaughlin
Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov
National specialist pensions law firm strengthens team with three new appointments
Jurit—Christian Abletshauser
Jurit appoints Christian Abletshauser to lead family law practice
NEWS
Burges Salmon appoints Benn Richards to strengthen Contentious Insolvency offering
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience
A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up
A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
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