Has Radmacher clarified the status of pre-nuptial agreements? Lisa Carkeek reports
Mark Sharpley suggests how to prevent fraudulent activity
NML Capital Ltd v Republic of Argentina [2010] EWCA Civ 41, [2010] All ER (D) 57 (Feb)
Fidler v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2010] EWHC 143 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 29 (Feb)
Tony Allen & Dr Karl Mackie question why Jackson LJ has shied away from formally endorsing mediation
R (on the application of Perinpanathan) v City of Westminster Magistrates Court and another [2010] EWCA Civ 40, [2010] All ER (D) 44 (Feb)
Hague on Leasehold Enfranchisement, Anthony Radevsky & Damian Greenish
Increased family work has placed “great strains” on family judges, the lord chief justice, Lord Judge, has warned.
Legal aid management “far from competent”
Parliament urged to review “complex and obscure” provisions
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Haynes Boone—Jeremy Cross
Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.
DWF—Stephen Webb
Partner and head of national planning team appointed
mfg Solicitors—Nick Little
Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire
An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ
