Ministry of Defence v Iraqi Civilians [2016] UKSC 25, [2016] All ER (D) 88 (May)
At the boundaries of permissible & impermissible boundary determinations. Toby Boncey reports
R (on the application of Sky Blue Sports and Leisure Ltd and another) v Coventry City Council and others [2016] EWCA Civ 453, [2016] All ER (D) 120 (May)
Local Authority X v HI and others [2016] EWHC 1123 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 131 (May)
Do law books make a lawyer, asks Keith Davies
University of Huddersfield Higher Education Corporation v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2016] EWCA Civ 440, [2016] All ER (D) 104 (May)
Human Rights Watch Inc and others v Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and others [2016] UKIPTrib 15_165-CH, [2016] All ER (D) 105 (May)
Beth Holden reports on Purrunsing & the extent of a seller’s solicitor’s duty to the buyer in a property transaction
Secretary of State for Justice v Windle and another [2016] EWCA Civ 453, [2016] All ER (D) 120 (May)
Do the government proposals for future-proofing the BBC lack vision? Athelstane Aamodt reviews the evidence
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Forbes Solicitors—Stephen Barnfield
Regulatory team boosted by partner hire amid rising health and safety demand
Arc Pensions Law—Kris Weber
Legal director promoted to partner at specialist pensions firm
Clarke Willmott—Jonathan Cree
Residential development capability expands with partner hire 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
