A recent report illustrates the pressures facing the growing number of litigants in person, says Jon Robins
When can disciplinary procedures be instigated & what process applies? Shane Crawford reports
What constitutes a fair public consultation following the Moseley judgment, asks Andrew Eaton
NRAM plc v McAdam and another [2014] EWHC 4174 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 125 (Dec)
Moohan and another v Lord Advocate [2014] UKSC 67, [2014] All ER (D) 186 (Dec)
R (on the application of Unison (no. 2)) v Lord Chancellor (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2014] EWHC 4198 (Admin), [2014] All ER (D) 178 (Dec)
Re R (A child) [2014] EWCA Civ 1625, [2014] All ER (D) 179 (Dec)
Ibrahim and others v UK (App. Nos. 50541/08, 50571/08, 50573/08 and 40351/09), [2014] All ER (D) 163 (Dec)
Charalambous and another v NG and another [2014] EWCA Civ 1604, [2014] All ER (D) 175 (Dec)
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
