Pre-nuptial agreements are legally binding, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark ruling on divorce.
As the coalition government began to burn the quangos last week, among the ashes can be found the office of chief coroner.
Many commentators have reflected that the trade in cases, especially those of accident victims, between lawyers and referrers is unseemly, if not downright dodgy.
Charles Pigott explains why wide reaching equality laws cover arbitrators to plumbers
In the first of a regular series of updates, Clare Renton provides an overview of the most influential international & EU cases of 2010
Brian Goodwin reflects on the EL Trigger ruling
Loss of profit on a sub-sale: who pays? Christopher Warenius reports
Tackling the traffickers—a role for civil recovery orders, asks Paul Yates
Peter Vaines measures up on BPR, income splitting & doormats
Pieretti v London Borough of Enfield [2010] EWCA Civ 1104, [2010] All ER (D) 96 (Oct)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires
Nikki Bowker, head of dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on
Ellisons—Sarah Osborne
Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team
DWF—Chris Air
Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment
An Italian financier has lost his bid to block his Australian wife from filing divorce papers in England on the basis it was no longer her domicile of choice
