The great UK tradition of the Magna Carta remains vital, say Martha de la Roche & Ruth Daniel
David Spencer & Alistair Kinley assess the government’s attempt to legislate for the fundamentally dishonest
Businesses working across jurisdictions will increasingly have to deal with “human rights” issues, says Chris Syder
Hussain v Waltham Forest London Borough [2015] EWCA Civ 14, [2015] All ER (D) 128 (Jan)
R (on the application of B and another) v Secretary of State for Justice [2014] EWCA Civ 1628, [2014] All ER (D) 197 (Dec)
R (on the application of Mohammed) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 4317 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 03 (Jan)
Jarden Consumer Solutions (Europe) Ltd v SEB SA [2014] EWCA Civ 1629, [2015] All ER (D) 22 (Jan)
Re K and H (Children: unrepresented father: cross-examination of child) [2015] EWFC 1, [2015] All ER (D) 23 (Jan)
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
