THIS ISSUE
Challenging an arbitration award on jurisdiction: the ‘rehearing’ nature of a section 67 challenge by Ravi Aswani & Valya Georgieva
Ping-fat Sze questions whether parties involved in small claims proceedings are fairly treated
Leasehold law: a blessing or a burden? Alec Samuels discusses the much-anticipated Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022
Dominic Regan rummages through the latest news on the small claims regime, the disclosure pilot & a landmark decision coming your way…
Cultural change is key in the war for talent, says Dana Denis-Smith
Nicholas Dobson examines the courts’ treatment of recent pilot schemes requiring voter identification in local elections
Adam Greaves & Emma Sutton explain the many benefits of boutique firms
Mark Pawlowski looks at the non-proprietary nature of a tenancy
Cross at court; 9.25% interesting; One-way judgment attack; 18 plus and sch 1; Who pays for the ATE?; Divorce update
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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DWF—19 appointments
Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments
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Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga
Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire
Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan
Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds
NEWS
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
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