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: 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.
