Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7457

Hillingdon London Borough Council v Neary (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) [2011] EWHC 413 (COP), [2011] All ER (D) 26 (Mar)
Peter Jackson J, 28 Feb 2011

Changes described in some quarters as a “damp squib”

Floodgates set to open after Supreme Court ruling

“GP law” is the future for high street lawyers, a roundtable discussion has heard.

Investment banks will be hit by a rash of high value court claims over “toxic” financial products later this year, a senior commercial lawyer has predicted.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published a report showing its progress in equality and diversity.

A number cannot be trademarked where it describes the goods, the European Court of Justice has held. A Polish publisher was refused permission to register the number 1000 as a trade mark for a puzzle book because it described the book.

Nearly 100 fee-paid recorder posts are now available throughout England and Wales.