Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC warns against the rush to embrace online justice
Alec Samuels on the loss of pension on remarriage or cohabitation
In the first of a two-part series, David Branson reports on the end of a century old overlap between civil & criminal liability in health & safety
British Gas Trading Ltd v Oak Cash & Carry Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 153, [2016] All ER (D) 128 (Mar)
Bouhadi v Breish [2016] EWHC 602 (Comm), 2016] All ER (D) 167 (Mar)
R (on the application of Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Britain) v Charity Commission [2016] EWCA Civ 154, [2016] All ER (D) 129 (Mar)
Peires v Bickerton’s Aerodromes Ltd [2016] EWHC 560 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 160 (Mar)
James Deacon & Ben Savery set out the lessons to be learnt from recent Pt 36 case law
The Bar Standards Board explains what its strategic plan means for the profession
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Devonshires—Rebecca Eastwood
Housing management and property litigation practice strengthened by Leeds partner hire
Trowers & Hamlins—Rahul Sagar
Banking and finance practice bolstered by partner hire
mfg Solicitors—Ian Sheppard
Commercial litigation team welcomes senior associate 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
