THIS ISSUE
Barbara Mills KC, chair of the Bar Council, sets out her plans to pilot reflective practice—an approach used successfully by doctors, social workers and other stress-ridden professionals—at the Bar, in this week’s NLJ.
Recent caselaw in property come under the careful scrutiny of Fern Schofield and Gwyneth Everson, Falcon Chambers, in this week’s NLJ, in a new series of quarterly reviews.
Sir Mark Hedley on what needs to be considered as a result of this amendment to the assisted dying Bill
He was known as ‘Baron Ego of Eye’, and also as ‘the greatest ever exponent of the art of persuasion when addressing judges and juries’. Writing in this week’s NLJ, David Walbank KC, Red Lion Chambers, pays tribute to Thomas Erskine, a barrister of extraordinary eloquence.
David Walbank KC pays tribute to Thomas Erskine, ‘the invincible orator & undaunted patriot’
Diane Dickson examines the legal framework for green building, explaining the latest changes & their impact on practitioners & clients
Enforcement of debt recovery through the courts ‘does not work’ and ‘adds unnecessary complexities’, a Civil Justice Council (CJC) working group has concluded in a ground-breaking report.
Two brothers have been sentenced at Southwark Crown Court in the first-ever UK prosecution of Russian sanction breaches.
The former Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett, former Lady Justice of Appeal Dame Anne Rafferty and former director of public prosecutions Max Hill KC have backed the creation of an intermediate criminal court consisting of a judge and two magistrates.
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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