Lawyers unite to condemn “over-personalised” attack on privacy judge
ID cards roll out
Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City Law School, City University London. www.city.ac.uk/law
Pro bono week
R (on the application of Cukurova Finance International Ltd) v HM Treasury [2008] EWHC 2567 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 02 (Nov)
Digicel (St Lucia) Ltd v Cable and Wireless plc [2008] EWHC 2522 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 226 (Oct)
Practice—Family proceedings—Costs
Real gloom
Child protection
Ed Mitchell & Clive Lewis QC on care home closures and the plight of vulnerable adults
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
