Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7435

A former Commonwealth Games cyclist, Manny Helmot, has been awarded £14m—believed to be the largest sum ever granted in a personal injury case in the UK.

Libel lawyers might well take a more nuanced view than some press commentators of the news that Mr Justice Eady is to be replaced as the judge responsible for the Queen’s Bench jury lists which hear the major defamation and privacy cases.

The foreword to Leasehold Enfranchisement Explained observes that leasehold enfranchisement is a challenge for old hands and newcomers alike.

Heather Duke asks how parents can be diverted from the battlefield

Anfield (UK) Ltd v Bank of Scotland plc [2010] EWHC 2374 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) (Sept)

Kay and others v United Kingdom [2010] ECHR 37341/06, [2010] All ER (D) 107 (Sep)

Finding clients is tough but losing them is easy, says Joe Reevy

Karen O’Sullivan considers when a local authority is liable for a lapse in its statutory powers to maintain the highway

Jack Harris reports on the duty of landowners towards uninvited guests

Barristers to Assess Future of Cab-Rank RuleThe Bar Standards Board (BSB) is considering whether to reform the cab-rank rule, under which barristers must accept any brief in a field in which they are competent.