THIS ISSUE
Firms who address talent retention stand to improve client service, cost efficiency and potential earnings.
Service by email across borders: when does the Hague Service Convention apply? Jennifer Brockington-Belli & Lucy Taylor report
Brian Patrick Bolger discusses surrogacy, bloodlines & beneficiary status in Cator v Thynn
Rory Spillman & Simon Fitzpatrick investigate a contractual puzzle surrounding the late Zaha Hadid’s architectural legacy
Affifa Farrukh & John F Mayberry examine whether clinicians & expert witnesses are always as qualified as they appear
Matthew Showler & Villasha Anbalagan explore the widening options for obtaining cross-border judicial assistance
The measure of a justice system lies not in how early it punishes children but in how wisely it protects their future, writes Kirsty Brimelow KC
Nicholas Dobson lifts the bonnet on the Court of Appeal ruling which held that government was within its rights to ban the group
Chris Dyke & Sophie Ruffles set out what the Financial Conduct Authority’s anti-money laundering takeover is likely to mean for law firms
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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