Archive

13 Oct 2009

Nanny knows best

Oh dear: everybody is upset these days. It seems that nanny has been very busy indeed – perhaps it is something to do with the end of the holidays and going back to school. You know the sort of thing: time for bed now that there is school tomorrow instead of an evening running around the garden or staying up late to watch Celebrity Come Dancing Strictly Get Me Out of Here etc. No, nanny is calling us in from the garden and the television set and making us eat our greens before washing behind the ears and having an early night.

6 Oct 2009

APIL draws line in sand over fixed costs

John McQuater, president of APIL, said an agreement on a new procedure and fixed costs regime for road traffic accident cases under £10,000 would cover the majority of personal injury cases.

6 Oct 2009

Hudson accuses indemnity insurers of putting "gun to the head" of firms

In an outspoken attack on indemnity insurers, Des Hudson, chief executive of the Law Society, has accused them of putting a “gun to the head” of law firms.

6 Oct 2009

Making arrangements

A new constitutional arrangement is essential to give the Supreme Court the power and status it needs, argues Quentin Bargate

6 Oct 2009

Update: local government

Justin Bates discusses cases on the 'well-being power' and the extent to which local authorities can establish companies, and a council's decision to reintroduce homecare charges

6 Oct 2009

Exemplary conduct

Tony Guise reviews three recent and important changes to the profession's regulatory framework – practising certificates, remuneration certificates and indemnity cover

6 Oct 2009

Room to breathe

The CFI's decision to allow Estonia's allocation plan for greenhouse gas allowances leaves member states with greater freedom to comply with directives, says Paul Stanley NO

6 Oct 2009

Up to scratch

New initiatives to help practitioners keep up to date with the funding options available to their clients should be embraced and widely implemented, says Paul Howcroft