Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7430

Drake and another (executrices of estate of Wilson (deceased)) v Foster Wheeler Ltd [2010] EWHC 2004 (QB), [2010] All ER (D) 29 (Aug)

TR v Asylum and Immigration Tribunal [2010] EWHC 2055 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 35 (Aug)

Abbey Forwarding Ltd (in liquidation) v Hone and others [2010] EWHC 2029 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 24 (Aug)

The Coalition government will not be remembered for its policies on civil liberties or the constitution. The period from the election until the autumn will be seen as the phoney, or in Churchill’s words, “twilight” war. To come is the spending blitzkrieg that will define this government. We need to revive a theme equivalent to that current in 1939: no indiscriminate bombing of civilians.

Since the publication of the Legal Services Board (LSB) report on referral fees there has been much debate on their role in the legal profession with a particular onus on their impact in personal injury claims

Ian Smith reports on dangerous maxims, rumours & suspicion

Amy Taylor reports on non-disclosure & the Hildebrand myth

When is a financially interested party entitled to be joined to proceedings, asks Matthew Snarr

Chalbury McCouat International Ltd v P.G. Foils Ltd [2010] EWHC 2050 (TCC), [2010] All ER (D) 34 (Aug)

Michael Tringham reports on EU cross-border cases