Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7529

Jennifer James mourns the end of a sporting season

Roger Smith rounds up recent human rights developments

HLE blogger James Wilson examines the controversy surrounding religion in the workplace

David Greene counts down to the civil justice “Big Bang”

Jon Robins pays tribute to an establishment maverick

RJW Slater & Gordon has announced the appointment of principal lawyer Margaret Heathcote to head its family practice’s London department

Nottingham law firm Rothera Dowson has appointed a new solicitor to its commercial litigation team

Stephens Scown LLP has strengthened its planning team in Truro with the appointment of two new planning lawyers

Appointment to Plexus professional indemnity team

Kirsty Heyes, from Bolton-based Keoghs, has been shortlisted for Young Fraud Investigator of the Year in this year’s Insurance Fraud Awards