Dominic Regan reports on “unwordly” fixed costs & the missing impact assessment
Response from Matthew Wagstaff, Joint head of Bribery and Corruption Division, Serious Fraud Office
Has the SFO shifted its stance on waiving privilege? Jonathan Pickworth asks for clarity
Ian Smith notes the recent newsworthy decisions from the employment courts
Is there a right to use sporting & recreational facilities, asks Mark West
Alex Fox & Emma Davies suggest there is reason for cautious optimism for claimants involved in interest rate swaps litigation
Michael L Nash considers the legal pitfalls of Mary Tudor & Queen Elizabeth II
Birmingham City Council v D and another [2016] EWCOP 8, [2016] All ER (D) 05 (Feb)
R (on the application of Steinfeld and another) v Secretary of State for Education [2016] EWHC 128 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 230 (Jan)
Q v Q (No 3) [2016] EWFC 5, [2016] All ER (D) 20 (Feb)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Winckworth Sherwood—Charlotte Coleman & Qaisar Sheikh
Two promoted to partner in property litigation and education teams
Dorsey & Whitney LLP—Peter Knust
Cross-border finance and restructuring specialist joins as of counsel in London
Powell Gilbert—Callum Beamish-Lacey
IP firm promotes litigator to partnership
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
