Geoffrey Bindman QC follows John Thelwall’s fight for justice
Dr Chris Pamplin continues his exploration of the new guidance for experts
Richard Harrison provides a checklist for the witness who is an expert but not a courtroom regular
Investment Trust Companies (in Liquidation) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners[2015] EWCA Civ 82, [2015] All ER (D) 181 (Feb)
R (on the application of Eliterank Ltd) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2015] EWHC 220 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 168 (Feb)
Vringo Infrastructure Inc v ZTE (UK) Ltd [2015] EWHC 214 (Pat), [2015] All ER (D) 187 (Feb)
Plantation Holdings (FZ) Llc v Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC [2015] EWHC 272 (Comm), [2015] All ER (D) 179 (Feb)
McCabe v Moore and others[2015] EWHC 260 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 169 (Feb)
Sumner v Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust and another [2015] EWHC 293 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 173 (Feb)
Fetim BV v Ofice for Harmonisation in the Internal Market T-395/12, [2015] All ER (D) 188 (Feb)
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
