Leslie v Farrar Construction Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 1041, [2016] All ER (D) 102 (Nov)
Adrian Jack rejects the government’s recent proposals for judicial reform
When does criticism of judges become contempt, asks Athelstane Aamodt
Advising on compliance with break provisions in a lease is no easy matter, says John Clargo
What did the pro-Brexit peers suggest? Michael Zander QC looks back at the House of Lords’ post-referendum debate
A fresh legal paradigm has emerged in which criminal, regulatory & civil liabilities elide says Robin Barclay
The Bar embodies the structure that the rest of the legal sector is striving to emulate, says Paul Martenstyn
Ahmed v MacLean [2016] EWHC 2798 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 98 (Nov)
Bird v Acorn Group Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 1096, [2016] All ER (D) 92 (Nov)
Swap mis-selling & insolvent claimants: Simon Duncan examines the Global Restructuring Group & insolvency set-off
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—Nathan Evans
Commercial and technology team in Cambridge strengthened by partner hire
Andrew & Andrew Solicitors—Shikha Datta
Hampshire firm appoints head of new family department
Latham & Watkins—Sarah Lightdale
Firm strengthens securities practice with partner return
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
