It’s au revoir but not adieu to EU employment law, says Charles Pigott
Chris Syder discusses the Modern Slavery Act
David Locke reviews the matter of informed consent, post Montgomery
Amy Proferes provides an update on dispensing powers in building schemes
Begg v HM Treasury [2016] EWCA Civ 568, [2016] All ER (D) 147 (Jun)
R (on the application of Bancoult (No2) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2016] UKSC 35, [2016] All ER (D) 173 (Jun)
R (on the application of Jewish Rights Watch, trading as Jewish Human Rights Watch) v Leicester City Council; R (on the application of Jewish Rights Watch, trading as a Jewish Human Rights Watch and another) v Gwynedd Council; R (on the application of Jewish Rights Watch, trading as Jewish Human Rights Watch and another) v City and County of Swansea [2016] EWHC 1512 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 164 (Jun)
KLM v EUI Ltd [2016] EWHC 1497 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 07 (Jul)
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
