THIS ISSUE
Simon Young suggests going back to basics
Was 2008 a significant year for equal pay? asks Charles Pigott
This Weeks's Top Question
Profession
Peter Vaines is intrugued by a Revenue U-turn and the meaning of residency
Deborah Edwards on how to avoid the pitfalls of Part 36 offers
Bird v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] EWHC 3159 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 250 (Dec)
Discrimination
D v Harrow Council [2008] EWHC 3048, [2008] All ER (D) 103 (Dec)
Aziz-Mir v Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Plc [2008] All ER (D) 102 (Dec)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Harper James—Lottie Hugo
Commercial law firm announces appointment of corporate partner
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Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond
Partner joins corporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands
Dawson Cornwell—Naomi Angell
Firm strengthens children department with adoption and surrogacy expert
NEWS
Serial sperm donor Robert Albon has lost his bid for a declaration of paternity, ‘on the ground that to grant it would manifestly be contrary to public policy’
The government is considering wholesale reform of consumer class actions—the ‘opt-out’ collective claims certified by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT)
A ‘sophisticated suspected fraud’ may have taken place at PM Law involving the improper removal and misuse of about £39.5m of client funds, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will invest in technology to catch tech-reliant fraudsters and handle voluminous case materials
Law firms enjoyed rapid
growth in 2025, according
to a Financial Benchmarking
Survey, published by the Law
Society last week
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