Sally Nesbitt reports on holiday & sickness absence
Construction adjudication is to be introduced in Ireland, Paul Hughes explains
The Creative Foundation v Dreamland Leisure Ltd and others [2015] EWHC 2556 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 66 (Sep)
Speed up house-buying with the personal touch, says SearchFlow
Re Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Cases A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H) [2015] EWHC 2602 (Fam), [2015] All ER (D) 57 (Sep)
Amy Proferes discusses establishing rights of way & determining their scope
Professional Standards Authority v Health and Care Professions Council and another [2015] EWHC 2420 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 358 (Jul)
H v Dent and others (Re an Application for Committal (No. 2: Costs)) [2015] EWHC 2228 (Fam), [2015] All ER (D) 93 (Sep)
Tech 21 UK Ltd v Logitech Europe SA [2015] EWHC 2614 (Ch), [2015] All ER (D) 88 (Sep)
R (on the application of Szrajner) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWHC 2529 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 306 (Jun)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—Nathan Evans
Commercial and technology team in Cambridge strengthened by partner hire
Andrew & Andrew Solicitors—Shikha Datta
Hampshire firm appoints head of new family department
Latham & Watkins—Sarah Lightdale
Firm strengthens securities practice with partner return
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
