Daniel Lightman & Thomas Elias report on a Saudi “Royal Protocol” & three-dimensional justice
Khawar Qureshi QC outlines recent developments in arbitrator impartiality
Margaret Tofalides & Lucia Williams put disclosure & confidentiality in IP arbitration under scrutiny
The revised Part 36: an offer they cannot defuse? By David di Mambro
Traveller Movement v Ofcom [2015] EWHC 406 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 249 (Feb)
R (on the application of Newhaven Port and Properties Ltd) v East Sussex County Council [2015] UKSC 7, [2015] All ER (D) 278 (Feb)
Kazakhstan Kagazy plc and others v Zhunus and others [2015] EWHC 404 (Comm), [2015] All ER (D) 252 (Feb)
Pro-Aqua International GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) T-133/13, [2015] All ER (D) 235 (Feb)
Rawding v Seaga UK Limited [2015] EWCA Civ 113, [2015] All ER (D) 233 (Feb)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Weightmans—Elborne Mitchell & Myton Law
Firm expands in London and Leeds with dual merger
Boodle Hatfield—Clare Pooley & Michael Duffy
Private wealth and real estate firmpromotes two to partner and five to senior associate
Constantine Law—James Baker & Julie Goodway
Agile firm expands employment team with two partner hires
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
