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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7600

27 March 2014
IN THIS ISSUE
Hale at Yale

Lady Hale calls for general defence of justification in discrimination law

26 March 2014
Times loss

Journalist loses appeal in Supreme Court over Freedom of Information request

26 March 2014
Barristers crowdfund

myBarrister.co.uk seeksto raise £150,000

26 March 2014
Compliance matters

LexisNexis has extended its compliance portfolio with the launch of Cordery Compliance this week.

24 March 2014
Graham Kershaw—Birketts LLP

New appointment for shipping legal services team 

21 March 2014
No maternity rights for surrogacy (yet)

CJEU rules on conflicting opinions by Advocates General

21 March 2014
Presidential guidance

Guidance on case management from employment tribunals president

21 March 2014
IP firm moves into Shard

Mathys & Squire aims high

21 March 2014
Séamas Gray—Penningtons Manches LLP

Ex-Olswang partner joins restructuring & insolvency team

19 March 2014
Amanda Maskery—Association of Specialist Providers to Dentists

First-ever female chair for ASPD 

18 March 2014
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Birketts—Nathan Evans

Birketts—Nathan Evans

Commercial and technology team in Cambridge strengthened by partner hire

Andrew & Andrew Solicitors—Shikha Datta

Andrew & Andrew Solicitors—Shikha Datta

Hampshire firm appoints head of new family department

Latham & Watkins—Sarah Lightdale

Latham & Watkins—Sarah Lightdale

Firm strengthens securities practice with partner return

NEWS
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NLJ this week: Mazur and more—inside the litigation frontline

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

NLJ this week: Social media bans for children spark legal dilemmas
Momentum is building behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media—but the legal and practical challenges are formidable. In NLJ this week, Nick Smallwood of Mills & Reeve examines global moves, including Australia’s under-16 ban and the UK's consultation
NLJ this week: Leasehold reform risks creating ‘forgotten freeholders’
Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies
NLJ this week: Court of Appeal clarifies when a claim truly begins
Timing is everything—and the Court of Appeal has delivered clarity on when proceedings are ‘brought’. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains that a claim is issued for limitation purposes when the claim form is delivered to the court, even if fees are underpaid
NLJ this week: Split FDRs could ease pressure—and boost settlements
The traditional ‘single, intensive day’ of financial dispute resolution (FDR) may be due for a rethink. Writing in NLJ this week, Rachel Frost-Smith and Lauren Guiler of Birketts propose a ‘split FDR’ model, separating judicial evaluation from negotiation
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