Ali v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 60, [2016] All ER (D) 90 (Nov)
Andrew Burns QC & Ishaani Shrivastava examine the implication & construction of contract terms following Marks & Spencer
Football Association Premier League Ltd v Luxton [2016] EWCA Civ 1097, [2016] All ER (D) 79 (Nov)
Star Polaris LLC v HHIC-Phil [2016] EWHC 2941 (Comm), [2016] All ER (D) 101 (Nov)
Rachel Spearing reports on “courting the blues” & the risks facing the current profession
R (on the application of Carmichael and another) (formerly known as MA and others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions;R (on the application of Daly and others) (formerly known as MA and others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2016] UKSC 58, [2016] All ER (D) 56 (Nov)
Re JS (Disposal of Body) [2016] EWHC 2859 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 100 (Nov)
R (on the application of National Aids Trust) v National Health Service Commissioning Board (NHS England) and another [2016] EWCA Civ 1100, [2016] All ER (D) 73 (Nov)
We have a duty to defend & debate judicial independence & the rule of law, as Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC explains
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
