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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7664

07 August 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Sinclair and others [2015] EWCA Civ 774, [2015] All ER (D) 273 (Jul)

R (on the application of Tigere) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Just for Kids Law intervening) [2015] UKSC 57, [2015] All ER (D) 304 (Jul)

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Tolley (deceased, acting by her personal representatives) [2015] UKSC 55, [2015] All ER (D) 310 (Jul)

What is the impact of the good faith doctrine on commercial contracts, asks Dov Ohrenstein

R v R [2015] EWCA Civ 796, [2015] All ER (D) 259 (Jul)

 

Woolway v Mazars [2015] UKSC 53, [2015] All ER (D) 309 (Jul)

Serious Fraud Office v Saleh [2015] EWHC 2119 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 291 (Jul)

R (on the application of C) v Northumberland County Council [2015] EWHC 2134 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 244 (Jul)

Marry in haste (sign a post-nup) & repent at leisure, says Margaret Hatwood

Henrietta Mason & Paola Fudakowska return with a wills & probate update

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Laytons ETL—Maximilian Kraitt

Laytons ETL—Maximilian Kraitt

Commercial firm strengthens real estate disputes team with associate hire

Switalskis—three appointments

Switalskis—three appointments

Firm appoints three directors to board

Browne Jacobson—seven promotions

Browne Jacobson—seven promotions

Six promoted to partner and one to legal director across UK and Ireland offices

NEWS

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

Momentum is building behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media—but the legal and practical challenges are formidable. In NLJ this week, Nick Smallwood of Mills & Reeve examines global moves, including Australia’s under-16 ban and the UK's consultation
Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies
Timing is everything—and the Court of Appeal has delivered clarity on when proceedings are ‘brought’. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains that a claim is issued for limitation purposes when the claim form is delivered to the court, even if fees are underpaid
The traditional ‘single, intensive day’ of financial dispute resolution (FDR) may be due for a rethink. Writing in NLJ this week, Rachel Frost-Smith and Lauren Guiler of Birketts propose a ‘split FDR’ model, separating judicial evaluation from negotiation
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