Qantas Cabin Crew (UK) Ltd v Alsopp and others UKEAT/0318/13/SM, [2013] All ER (D) 246 (Dec)
R (on the application of London Borough of Islington and others) v Mayor of London and others [2013] EWHC 4142 (Admin), [2013] All ER (D) 224 (Dec)
Re Storm Funding Ltd (in Administration) [2013] EWHC 4019 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 217 (Dec)
The Big Four accountancy firms engage with government, why not law firms, asks Simon Goldie
Caroline Field predicts some of the litigation challenges for the year ahead
What does 2014 hold for the Jackson reforms, asks Dominic Regan
Lawyers' support charity reports rise in cases
Weightmans' apprentices star in film
Salary & equity partners to be impacted by changes to the status of LLP members
Master of the Rolls expects speedier resolution of defamation disputes
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Sidley—James Inness
Partner joins capital markets team in London office
Haynes Boone—William Cecil
Firm announces appointment of partner as UK general counsel
Devonshires—Nicholas Barrows
Firm appoints first chief marketing officer to drive growth strategy
The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ
