Are experts now able to tackle the ultimate issue, asks Chris Pamplin
Kampol sp. z o.o. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade marks and designs) T-382/12, [2014] All ER (D) 08 (Jul)
James Wilson recalls Ward LJ’s frustration at the proliferation of litigants in person
Costs lawyers have earned their long-awaited right to litigate, says Sue Nash
Employers must avoid “dangerous pitfalls” surrounding new employee rights
ECHR rules that French law does not violate human rights
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
