Mediation provides an alternative remedy for mounting credit crunch claims, says Matthew Greenberg
The government is promoting a judicial work shadowing scheme designed to give lawyers the chance to experience the day-to-day activities in a judge’s life.
House of Lords restores common sense to commercial property market
Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City Law School, City University London. www.city.ac.uk/law
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Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City Law School, City University London. www.city.ac.uk/law
Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City Law School, City University London. www.city.ac.uk/law
William Christopher explains why he recommends pursuing perpetrators of fraud in civil courts
Landlord and tenant—Assignment of lease— Implied covenant
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson
Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating
Wedlake Bell—Rebecca Christie
Firm welcomes partner with specialist expertise in family and art law
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Birketts—Álvaro Aznar
Dual-qualified partner joins international private client team
The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ
