Chris Bryden & Michael Salter discuss some of the key developments of 2013 & share a few predictions...
Mediation to take centre stage as the default ADR technique
Third reading of Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill
SRA launches 12-week consultation into education & training regulation
Independent practice rights for CILEx fellows
Bar chair-elect calls for abolition of LSB
Supreme Court ruled that it was in child's best interests to return to US
Religious belief need not be a “core component of the Christian faith” to establish claim
More women than men recommended for judicial posts
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Forbes Solicitors—Stephen Barnfield
Regulatory team boosted by partner hire amid rising health and safety demand
Arc Pensions Law—Kris Weber
Legal director promoted to partner at specialist pensions firm
Clarke Willmott—Jonathan Cree
Residential development capability expands with partner hire in Birmingham
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
