THIS ISSUE
Former District Judge and NLJ columnist Stephen Gold writes in this week’s Civil Way about the ‘sacrilege’ of the closure of the Mayor’s and City of London Court, the latest ‘pea green’ fashion in family law tomes, and the scandalous ‘repayments whizz’ of the 0.5% interest rate of HMRC repayments
In an NLJ expert witness supplement this week, forensic accountant George Sim, of Sim Kapila, puts forward arguments for and against single joint experts, while expert witness trainer Bond Solon founder Mark Solon looks at the expert’s fundamental duty to assist the court
A part-year music teacher who works irregular hours but has a continuing contract is entitled to the same statutory paid leave as full-time employees, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark judgment
Costs to be capped to protect individuals
Solicitors representing clients in creative fields face a much harder task when bring claims for financial losses, Suzanne Trask, partner at Bolt, Burdon Kemp, writes in this week’s NLJ. They must present more evidence and work harder to portray as clear a position as possible
The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has now moved the barrister strikes into its alternating weeks phase, as negotiations with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have stalled
MoJ to follow in Canada’s footsteps with mandatory mediation
What does ‘sure’ mean, when directing a jury on the standard of proof? Writing in this week’s NLJ, Paul McKeown, City University associate professor of law, looks at this nebulous, challengeable word, which leads to what judges call ‘dreaded questions’ from the jury
Progress in improving support for women in prisons is slow and limited, the Justice Committee has warned
The formidable legal Twitterati has come under the watchful eye of regulators concerned about the reputation of the profession
MOVERS & SHAKERS
mfg Solicitors—Hayley Pearce & Lauren Williams
Law firm mfg Solicitors announces promotions at Ludlow office
Womble Bond Dickinson—Richard Sharpe
Womble Bond Dickinson appoints partner in Leeds residential team
Brabners—six promotions
Brabners adds six to partnership in record year for partner promotions
NEWS
Bill disputes between solicitors and clients should be dealt with by an online portal rather than sent to the Legal Ombudsman (LeO), the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has argued
MPs have warned of an ‘unacceptably high risk of miscarriages of justice’ due to a lack of legal aid and increasing levels of self-representation
The government is considering restricting judicial review challenges against housing schemes, motorways and other major planning applications
Damages-based agreements (DBAs), also known as contingency fees, could be allowed for opt-out collective actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal
Couples could legally marry almost anywhere, from canal boats to cruise ships at sea, under proposals launched last week
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