Khawar Qureshi QC considers the enforcement of a foreign judgment against a sovereign state
Initial responses to Jackson LJ’s Final Report focused on the headline grabbing proposals such as an end to the recovery of success fees and insurance premiums, one-way costs shifting and a ban on referral fees.
There is no shortage of critics of the family justice system. Family charities allege bias in the law so far as it relates to their members, senior judges complain that there is insufficient funding to properly protect children, Ofsted continues to criticise Cafcass, and politicians have finally woken up to the fact that the system should be viewed in its socio-economic and public health context.
Pro bono costs orders: levelling the playing field? By George Gordon
Chris Bryden & Michael Salter on the employee fallout from the eruption
Will the Revised PLP remedy some of the problems of the family law system? Rosie Schumm reports
Andrew Burns examines the insurance angles of recent PI claims
Once a highway, always a highway? asks John Summers
Charles Brasted & Julia Marlow highlight the significance of a decision being quashed due to mistake of fact
Tony Lewis & Charlotte Ovans consider the Bribery Act 2010 & a global approach to anti-corruption
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.
