2/10/2007
The issue of privilege for in-house lawyers has hit the headlines following the recent judgment of the European Court of First Instance in the Akzo Nobel case. As has been widely reported, the CFI has refused to recognise in-house lawyers...23/05/2007
The class action – that most American of legal phenomena – seems to be the hot topic of the moment. Not a week goes by without numerous column inches devoted to contemplation of whether it is, or is not, coming...12/03/2007
The Government has been contemplating for some time the introduction of hourly trial fees as part of its broader aim to make the civil court system self-funding.Despite the idea having been hugely unpopular when last raised in a public consultation...22/01/2007
Bill Knight’s blog on life after partnership in a City firm (see entry) is timely. Just last week, Sir Lawrence Collins was appointed a Lord Justice in the Court of Appeal. Lawrence was, of course, a partner at Herbert Smith and...