Care proceedings and contact and residence cases are to be published online for the first time, in a pilot scheme in Leeds and Cardiff.
A protective costs order is not available in private litigation, the Court of Appeal has ruled
Unmarried couples could receive the same rights on intestacy as spouses, if they have had a child together or have lived together continuously for more than five years.
Tom Redgate, head of commercial property at Nottingham law firm Rothera Dowson and territorial army officer, has been promoted to the rank of colonel.
The Bar Council has announced its new officers for 2010. The trio, who have been elected by the members of the Bar Council, are:
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been recognised as overall top law firm and “Most Innovative European Law Firm” at this year’s Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards.
Six new counsels have been appointed by Freshfields, effective from 1 November 2009.
A nurse who was struck off the register for filming the neglect of elderly patients for an expose on Panorama, has won her fight for reinstatement at the high court.
The famous seven-year itch for married couples is no more, according to recent statistics.
Complexities of legal aid system blamed for payment errors
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton
Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner
Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan
Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office
Blake Morgan—four promotions
Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices
The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC
