Jon Robins looks behind the scenes of Slater & Gordon’s recent buy-out
Is the small claims court so bad, asks Peter Thompson QC
When should junior court proceedings be stayed in favour of the High Court, asks Felicia Epstein
Patrick Allen joins the debate over whiplash claims
Tony Marks & Jonathan Tecks introduce a new family member
Siobhan Jones recounts the rise (& fall) of the “protester squatter”
Susan Nash considers the latest human rights developments
Nick Young & Richard Holden picture a post-euro debt landscape
Alstom Transport v Eurostar International Ltd [2012] EWHC 28 (Ch), [2012] All ER (D) 173 (Jan)
Chancery Division, Roth J, 20 Jan 2012
Schmitt v Deichmann and others [2012] EWHC 62 (Ch), [2012] All ER (D) 177 (Jan)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson
Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating
Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor
West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire
JMW—Belinda Brooke
Employment and people solutions offering boosted by partner hire
The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ
