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
Slater Heelis—Charlotte Beck
Partner and Manchester office lead appointed head of family
Civil Justice Council—Nigel Teasdale
DWF insurance services director appointed to Civil Justice Council
R3—Jodie Wildridge
Kings Chambers barrister appointed chair of R3 Yorkshire
The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC
