Following the conclusion of the Hatfield trial the question now on everyone’s lips is whether this case will be the straw that breaks the government’s inertia in getting a new corporate manslaughter law onto the statute books. A draft bill was published in March of this year for consultation concluding in June.

In 1586 encoded letters were intercepted and admitted in evidence to convict Mary Queen of Scots of treason for plotting to kill Elizabeth I.

Having advised Russell Jones & Walker on its recent merger with Slater & Gordon, Andy Pedrette, Pamela Sayers and Giles Murphy reflect on a ground-breaking deal.

Cadman has clarified some issues in equal pay claims, but still leaves tribunals to deal with many practical questions, warns Emma Hawksworth

I started out as a legal secretary in a legal aid criminal defence firm. After a few years, I realised this was where my passion lay and decided to qualify as a solicitor, undertaking my legal studies part-time...

Are solicitors under a duty to warn their clients about risks relating to matters which fall outside the scope of their retainer ...

The legal services market is more competitive now than it has ever been: not only are there more practising solicitors than ever before, but there are also more non-solicitors providing legal services..

When the editorial committee of Professional Practices News meets to discuss the content of each newsletter, there are times when topical articles are hard to come by.

Many of the pensions claims we are now seeing arise out of changes made to the pensions regime more than a decade ago.

Asbestos-caused disease - and resulting personal injury litigation - are sometimes viewed as uniquely American phenomena.

While the positive signs of economic recovery will be welcomed by all professional practice firms, the focus of attention by HMRC will not.

Weather warning: adjudication hot-house meets depression Precipitation expected (on recent adjudication enforcement decisions featuring “Cantillon v Urvasco”, “Quartzelec v Honeywell” (Fionnuala McCredie), “CJP Builders v William Verry”,” Air Design v Deerglen” (Gaynor Chambers), “Euro Construction Scaffolding v SLLB” (Jessica Stephens), “Vitpol Building Services v Samen”, “Walter Lilly v DMW”, “Dorchester Hotel v Vivid Interiors” (Paul Buckingham), “Kier Regional v City and General” (Adam Const

Already reported in CILL, the defendant owner failed in an attempt to argue that an adjudicator’s decision was invalid because it had not been signed.