Weller and others v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 1176, [2015] All ER (D) 194 (Nov)
Re J (A Child) (1996 Hague Convention) (Morocco) [2015] UKSC 70, [2015] All ER (D) 224 (Nov)
Vlamaki v Sookias & Sookias [2015] EWHC 3334 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 218 (Nov)
Public Law Project v Lord Chancellor (Office of the Children’s Commissioner intervening) [2015] EWCA Civ 1193, [2015] All ER (D) 219 (Nov)
That’s entertainment: Dominic Regan goes behind the scenes of showbiz legal wranglings
The case of USA v Nolan tackles an important jurisdictional point within employment law, says John McMullen
Wellesley Partners LLP v Withers LLP [2015] EWCA Civ 1146, [2015] All ER (D) 146 (Nov)
Have consumers really lost on penalties, asks Thomas Samuels
Shush!; creditors bankrupted; home court reversal & transferring up correctly
M v N (By her litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) and others [2015] EWCOP 76, [2015] All ER (D) 198 (Nov)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Laytons ETL—Maximilian Kraitt
Commercial firm strengthens real estate disputes team with associate hire
Switalskis—three appointments
Firm appoints three directors to board
Browne Jacobson—seven promotions
Six promoted to partner and one to legal director across UK and Ireland offices
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
