Advance decisions for incapacitous patients haven’t been let in through the back door, says Charles Foster
Tim Leaver & Nick Wright report on clarification from the Supreme Court that LLP members are workers
Ben Gaston analyses the constitutional implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling on HS2
Should damages be available for judicial review? Tim Malloch investigates
R (on the application of B) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 854; [2014] All ER (D) 183 (Jun)
A Ltd v B Ltd [2014] EWHC 1870 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 219 (Jun)
Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Incorporated and another [2014] EWHC 2073 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 209 (Jun)
Neteczca v Governor of Holloway Prison [2014] EWHC 2098 (Admin), [2014] All ER (D) 214 (Jun)
EV (Philippines) and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 874, [2014] All ER (D) 211 (Jun)
American Leisure Group Ltd v Garrard and others [2014] EWHC 2101 (Ch), [2014] All ER (D) 218 (Jun)
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
