In the second part of a two part series, David Branson reports on the end of a century old overlap between civil and criminal liability in health and safety
Re the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Case I) [2016] EWHC 791 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 70 (Apr)
8 Representative Claimants and others v MGN Ltd [2016] EWHC 855 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 127 (Apr)
Auzins v Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Latvia [2016] EWHC 802 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 93 (Apr)
Henrietta Mason & Paola Fudakowska provide a wills & probate update
Amber Melville-Brown navigates a strange new world for media lawyers
The Panama Papers scandal could have a positive impact for private client lawyers, says Carla Brown
Longest inquest in British legal history concludes 27 years after tragedy
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
