Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage
Elizabeth Wale reports on high-risk sports and contributory negligence
Ben Daniels & Betul Milliner on rare disputes concerning payment of debt by a third party
Four Private Investment Funds v Lomas [2008] EWHC 2869 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 237 (Nov)
Injunction or ASBO? A council’s dilemma, by Nicholas Dobson
Tenants protected against “hope value” in house claims and lease extension claims
Amanda Wadey looks at how a £2,000 claim ended up costing £100,000
Will the credit crunch tempt more litigants to adopt a McKenzie friend? ask Ann Northover & Nicola Fisher
Stephen Gold is a district judge
Activities—but how active?
Procedure
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Maryam Syed KC, Church Court Chambers
From childhood dreams of the Bar to some of the country's most challenging cases, Maryam Syed KC explains why she has never stopped standing up for others
DAC Beachcroft—Richard Breavington, Rachel Ford & Daniel Guilfoyle
DAC Beachcroft significantly expands Cyber team, hiring three Cyber partners
Browne Jacobson—Professor Clive Kay
Browne Jacobson appoints senior healthcare leader Professor Clive Kay as strategic adviser
Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.
