THIS ISSUE
Effective policing, not repressive legislation, has saved the country in the past, says Geoffrey Bindman
Legal news update
In brief
Legal news update
What do courts have to consider when deciding whether or not to return a buyer's deposit? asks Kate Chambers
Jonathan Wragg wonders if Londoners will be tempted to establish (and pay for) their own parish councils
In brief
In brief
A cross undertaking in damages can prove costly, says Jonathan Pratt
Legal news update
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gilson Gray—Paul Madden
Partner appointed to head international insolvency and dispute resolution for England
Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker
Kent firm expands regional footprint through strategic acquisition
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—William Charles
Financial disputes and investigations specialist joins as partner in London
NEWS
Ministers’ proposals to raise funds by seizing interest on lawyers’ client account schemes could ‘cause firms to close’, solicitors have warned
Pension sharing orders (PSOs) have quietly reached their 25th anniversary, yet remain stubbornly underused. Writing in NLJ this week, Joanna Newton of Stowe Family Law argues that this neglect risks long-term financial harm, particularly for women
A school ski trip, a confiscated phone and an unauthorised hotel-room entry culminated in a pupil’s permanent exclusion. In this week's issue of NLJ, Nicholas Dobson charts how the Court of Appeal upheld the decision despite acknowledged procedural flaws
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
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