Ian Smith tackles a tricky employment law conundrum
Should defendants’ costs always be met by the claimants where proceedings are discontinued? Masood Ahmed & Ewen Archibald investigate
Ian Gascoigne & Hena Ninan discuss the outlook for commercial claims in 2014
MoJ proposals could “price claimants out of bringing a claim”
Court rejects union’s argument that tribunal fees are unlawful
House of Lords clarify shared parenting clause within Children and Familes Bill
Action "likely" after MoJ lays out response to consultation
ELA warning over HMRC plans to close tax avoidance loophole
Nearly one in five solicitors works in-house
President of ULaw retires after 18 years
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—Nathan Evans
Commercial and technology team in Cambridgestrengthened by partner hire
Andrew & Andrew Solicitors—Shikha Datta
Hampshire firm appoints head of new family department
Latham & Watkins—Sarah Lightdale
Firm strengthens securities practice with partner return
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
