Roger Smith looks to the future
James Maloney considers the pros & cons of charitable incorporated organisations
Is McDonald the last word on Art 8 & private landlords, asks Philip Sissons
Elizabeth Milbourn examines the courts’ approach to liability to injured bus passengers
Re G (children)(Adoption proceedings) [2014] EWHC 2605 (Fam), [2014] All ER (D) 44 (Aug)
No cracking & hot-tubbing; intestacy law & Inheritance Act reforms & a lowdown on the update
Roderick Ramage discusses the property characteristics of “e-material” & shares a new precedent
Top Brands Ltd and another v Sharma and another [2014] EWHC 2753 (Ch), [2014] All ER (D) 32 (Aug)
Lehman Brothers Finance AG (in liquidation) v Klaus Tschira Stiftung GmbH and another company [2014] EWHC 2782 (Ch), [2014] All ER (D) 42 (Aug)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Forbes Solicitors—Stephen Barnfield
Regulatory team boosted by partner hire amid rising health and safety demand
Arc Pensions Law—Kris Weber
Legal director promoted to partner at specialist pensions firm
Clarke Willmott—Jonathan Cree
Residential development capability expands with partner hire in Birmingham
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
