Mayne (Executrix of the Estate of Keith Norman Deceased) v Atlas Stone Company Ltd and others [2016] EWHC 1030 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 70 (May)
R (on the application of DHL International (UK) Ltd v Office of Communications [2016] EWHC 938 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 30 (May)
Alec Samuels discusses the benefits of a universal taxi service
R (on the application of Hottak and another) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and another [2016] EWCA Civ 438, [2016] All ER (D) 67 (May)
Holyoake and another company v Candy and others [2016] EWHC 970 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 29 (May)
Eclipse Film Partners No 35 LLP v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2016] UKSC 24, [2016] All ER (D) 69 (May)
Emily Johnson asks whether the rise of mediation in the US could be mirrored in English civil practice
PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC and another v OW Bunker Malta Ltd and another [2016] UKSC 23, [2016] All ER (D) 75 (May)
Re JR55’s Application for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2016] UKSC 22, [2016] All ER (D) 74 (May)
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
