Chairman of Bar Council: single regulator is “last thing we need”
A more diverse judiciary requires a cultural change, says Geoffrey Bindman QC
Ian Smith reflects upon the impact of recent employment law developments
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Laytons ETL—Maximilian Kraitt
Commercial firm strengthens real estate disputes team with associate hire
Switalskis—three appointments
Firm appoints three directors to board
Browne Jacobson—seven promotions
Six promoted to partner and one to legal director across UK and Ireland offices
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
