Aster Healthcare Ltd v Estate of Shafi [2014] EWCA Civ 1350, [2014] All ER (D) 287 (Oct)
Les Laboratoires Servier and another v Apotex Inc and others [2014] UKSC 55, [2014] All ER (D) 328 (Oct)
Fiona Trust & Holding Corporation and others v Privalov and others [2014] EWHC 3102 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 61 (Oct)
Standard Chartered Bank v Dorchester LNG (2) Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 1382, [2014] All ER (D) 273 (Oct)
As the Modern Slavery Bill passes through Parliament, Geoffrey Bindman QC recalls early abolition struggles
Firm hires international insurance partner
New construction solicitor joins expanding firm
Stone King lawyer elected head of international legal commission
Franchising specialist joins specialist IP & intangible assets firm
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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NLJ Career Profile: Ling Ong, London Market FOIL
Ling Ong, partner at Weightmans and president of London Market FOIL, discusses her biggest inspirations, the challenges of AI and the importance of tackling unconscious bias
DWF—Imogen Francis
Director and head of IP team joins in Birmingham
Penningtons Manches Cooper—five promotions
Firm boosts partnership and costs practice with five senior promotions
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
