Ruth Daniel discusses how to provide access to justice for those most in need
Tim Spencer-Lane provides an overview of the Law Commission’s review of the deprivation of liberty safeguards
Should employees be paid to sleep? Tom Walker reports
David Burrows reviews the complexities & challenges of law making
Helen Sculthorpe explains how the Upper Tribunal has put relativity & professional valuation in the spotlight
Global Draw Ltd v IGT-UK Group Ltd and another [2014] EWHC 2973 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 86 (Sep)
Eurokey Recycling Ltd v Giles Insurance Brokers [2014] EWHC 2989 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 92 (Sep)
Brand and another v Berki [2014] EWHC 2979 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 99 (Sep)
Holger Forstmann Transporte GmbH & Co KG v Hauptzollamt Munster C-152/13 , [2014] All ER (D) 115 (Sep)
Technische Universitat Darmstadt v Eugen Ulmer KG C-117/13, [2014] All ER (D) 91 (Sep)
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
