Montgomery is the belated obituary, not the death knell, of medical paternalism, says Charles Foster
Employment tribunal limits up; Latest credit hire ruling; Pleading diarrhoea; New CoP rules & CPR latest update
Re S (Children) (Care proceedings: Proper evidence for placement order) [2015] UKSC 20, [2015] All ER (D) 264 (Mar)
Andrew Francis considers how to prevent the acquisition of a right of light
Chapman v Simon is alive and kicking after 20 years, says Ryan Clement
Tallinna Ettevõtlusamet v Statoil Fuel & Retail Eesti AS C-553/13, [2015] All ER (D) 207 (Mar)
R (on the application of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association and others) v Lord Chancellor [2015] EWCA Civ 230, [2015] All ER (D) 263 (Mar)
Otuo v The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Britain [2015] EWHC 509 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 221 (Mar)
Boreh v Republic of Djibouti and others [2015] EWHC 769 (Comm), [2015] All ER (D) 248 (Mar)
Al-Saadoon and others v Secretary of State for Defence [2015] EWHC 715 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 198 (Mar)
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
