A bilateral gamble or commercial nonsense? Andrew Butler reflects on Arnold v Britton and others
Nicholas Dobson explains how Munby LJ’s streamlining bid was thwarted in the Court of Appeal
Do health professionals owe a duty to people who are not their patients? Elizabeth Milbourn reports
Cotton provides a masterclass in estate administration for trustees & practitioners, as Andrew Willetts explains
Begg v HM Treasury [2015] EWHC 1851 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 274 (Jun)
DN v HN [2014] EWHC 3435 (Fam), [2015] All ER (D) 250 (Jun)
Re C (A Child) [2015] EWFC 29, [2015] All ER (D) 268 (Jun)
R (on the application of Alemi) v Westminster City Council [2015] EWHC 1765 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 247 (Jun)
Al-Saadoon and others v Secretary of State for Defence [2015] EWHC 1769 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 264 (Jun)
Actavis UK Ltd and others v Eli Lilly & Company [2015] EWCA Civ 555, [2015] All ER (D) 259 (Jun)
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
