Nicholas Dobson
Was Rose Gibb’s final settlement irrationally generous? Nicholas Dobson reports
Local authorities can’t afford to prioritise resources over the interests of those in care, says Nicholas Dobson
Nicholas Dobson reports on the pitch battle between Sainsbury’s & Tesco
Nicholas Dobson examines an eternal well-spring of legal surprises
A working law and procedure manual for local councils is unlikely to excite the creative juices of Andrew Lloyd Webber for swift transition to the West End stage, but this “power-full” two- acter is no less valuable for that.
Nicholas Dobson ponders the legality of Hindu funeral pyres
In the famous case of The Three Little Pigs v Big Bad Wolf the house of straw built by the First Little Pig was unfortunately no match for the destructive blowing power of the said Wolf.
Complying with DDA 1995 duties means more than ticking the right boxes, says Nicholas Dobson
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Laytons ETL—Maximilian Kraitt
Commercial firm strengthens real estate disputes team with associate hire
Switalskis—three appointments
Firm appoints three directors to board
Browne Jacobson—seven promotions
Six promoted to partner and one to legal director across UK and Ireland offices
From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed
