Eugene McMahon and Janet Matthews consider cases involving authorised guarantee agreements, virtual assignments and rent as an expense of administration
When preparing for an inquest, practitioners should communicate promptly and openly with the coroner to determine which documents can be requested for disclosure, says Richard Lodge
If implemented as they are, Jackson LJ's proposals will shift costs from defendants to claimants and reduce rather than increase access to justice, says Nigel Cooksley QC
As I write this we are all – eagerly, apparently – awaiting the announcement of the worst kept secret in the world: the election date. And by the time you read these words, Gordon will have fired the gun – or at least empty out the old discharge from the barrel as the bang went off about six months ago – and Parliament will be dissolved and we shall finally be a few weeks away from voting.
Sir John Dyson, formerly Lord Justice Dyson, will not be known as a 'lord' following his swearing in at the Supreme Court this morning, but merely as 'Sir John'. Female justices of the Supreme Court will be referred to as 'Dame', rather than 'Lady'.
The British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has abandoned its libel action against science writer Simon Singh, following his outspoken comments in an article for The Guardian.
Des Hudson, chief executive of the Law Society, has said that “stigmatising the legal aid system†for funding the defence costs of three ex-Labour MPs charged with offences related to their expenses' claims was “disappointing and unhelpfulâ€.
