Sharp v Leeds City Council [2017] EWCA Civ 33, [2017] All ER (D) 41 (Feb)
Politics & the law were kept well apart in the Supreme Court’s erudite judgment in Miller, as Richard Wilson QC explains
Roger Smith explores the ramifications of innovation & technology on the legal sector
Khrapunov v JSC BTA Bank; JSC BTA Bank v Khrapunov [2017] EWCA Civ 40, [2017] All ER (D) 42 (Feb)
Re Hayward (deceased) Kunicki and another v Hayward [2016] EWHC 3199 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 126 (Dec)
Korcala v Polish Judicial Authority [2017] EWHC 167 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 77 (Feb)
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
