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Herding or leading?

With multiple personalities and professionals to engage in a persuasive vision, law firm leadership can be a sharp learning curve for the new managing partner who gets the calling. By Julious P Smith, Jr, chairman of Williams Mullen.

Trivial defamation claims must be discouraged, says Tugendhat

Seriousness must be central to a claim for libel, the High Court has ruled.

Prisoner loses breast cancer negligence appeal

Appeal judges have rejected a medical negligence claim by a prisoner who developed breast cancer in jail.

'Disabled' City lawyer wins right to pursue discrimination claim

A City lawyer that claims DLA Piper revoked her job offer because she suffered from depression has won leave to have her case heard for a second time.

Asda wins reprieve over damaging sweetener claim

Asda has won a temporary reprieve in a claim brought by one of the world's largest Aspartame producers who accused the supermarket chain of misleading consumers about the characteristics of the sweetener.

Court strikes down "unlawful" cap on defence costs

The government has defended its predecessor's “unlawful” attempt to save £20m by limiting recoverable defence costs to legal aid levels.

Legal aid facing a future of further cuts

Jonathan Djanogly, the new legal aid and civil justice minister, has confirmed that the criminal legal aid cuts announced by his predecessor Lord Bach earlier this year will go ahead.

Ahead of the game

Green leases may seem unappealing in the current climate, but their flexible nature could offer numerous benefits to both landlords and tenants – not least the opportunity to prepare for potential future legislation, says Michael Fahy