Stephanie Tozer & Nathaniel Duckworth discuss recent cases on & around rights of way
News In Brief
The Gurkhas’ successful fight for justice evokes memories of another Gurkha campaign, says Geoffrey Bindman
Part two: Simon Young reports on the pick & mix approach of the Legal Services Act 2009
Control order system rejected by law lords in major setback for the government
Nick Rose & Louisa Albertini on how prestige is transmitted to trademarks
CFO rates hit rock bottom; Ecstasy for tolerated trespassers; Master loses Rolls; Reduced assets
Dominic Regan proposes a simple solution to the ongoing costs fiasco—proportionality
Geraldine Morris revisits the thorny issue of conduct & financial provision
Malcolm Dowden & Elinor Clark on a mortgagee’s consent to the grant of a lease
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Sidley—James Inness
Partner joins capital markets team in London office
Haynes Boone—William Cecil
Firm announces appointment of partner as UK general counsel
Devonshires—Nicholas Barrows
Firm appoints first chief marketing officer to drive growth strategy
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
