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Ship shape

January is ordinarily a quiet month, so I was shocked when this year kicked off to find myself with five big nights out requiring babysitters plus two work-related events, not to mention a high-value case scheduled to mediate in early January, necessitating nose and grindstone becoming quickly reacquainted when the office reopened post-festivities. However, the snow soon put paid to that.

Update: construction

Anna Stillman considers the implications of the Jackson report for construction litigation, the application of the 'slip rule' by an adjudicator, the rules on the use of a single joint expert, and the court's grant of a stay of proceedings following an adjudication

Law Society loses legal action over complaints staff

The Law Society has lost its legal action today to ensure that over 300 complaints staff working for the Legal Complaints Service at Leamington Spa are protected by TUPE.

Assisted-suicide policy "not a numbers game"

Prosecutors handling assisted suicide cases will be required to give closer consideration to the motivation of the suspect as part of a series of new guidelines published today by the Director of Public Prosecutions.

MPs recommend prior-notification in privacy cases

A group of MPs reviewing the operation of privacy and libels laws in England have ruled out mandatory pre-notification but have called for journalists to voluntarily notify individuals before publication.

Judges to be asked about voluntary work

People applying for judicial posts should be asked about voluntary work, Baroness Neuberger, chair of the Lord Chancellor's advisory panel on judicial diversity, has said.

Sweeping reforms planned for laws on adult social care

The Law Commission is planning to sweep away more than 60 years of legislation on adult social care and replace it with a single, modern statute.

First ABS to open doors on 6 October 2011

The first ABS will open for business on 6 October 2011, David Edmonds, chairman of the Legal Services Board, has said today.