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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7765

13 October 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Gladman Developments Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2017] EWHC 2448 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 50 (Oct)

Emerald Supplies Ltd and others v British Airways plc and other applications [2017] EWHC 2420 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 28 (Oct)

R (on the application of Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council) v Secretary of State for Health [2017] EWHC 2449 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 41 (Oct)

Harris v Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Hounslow [2017] EWCA Civ 1476, [2017] All ER (D) 53 (Oct)

Group Seven Ltd and another v Nasir and others; Equity Trading Systems Ltd v Notable Services LLP and others [2017] EWHC 2466 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 46 (Oct)

A Local Authority v T (Mother) and others (Alere Toxicology and others intervening) [2017] EWFC 64, [2017] All ER (D) 48 (Oct)

Secure Capital SA v Credit Suisse AG [2017] EWCA Civ 1486, [2017] All ER (D) 54 (Oct)

In the first of two articles, Jonathan Goodliffe explains why being incredibly busy is a great way to offload stress

Dr Chris Pamplin analyses the results of the 2017 UK Register of Expert Witnesses’ expert witness survey

The complex job of dividing up pension rights on divorce is best done with the assistance of a forensic accountant, says Rakesh Kapila

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Laytons ETL—Maximilian Kraitt

Laytons ETL—Maximilian Kraitt

Commercial firm strengthens real estate disputes team with associate hire

Switalskis—three appointments

Switalskis—three appointments

Firm appoints three directors to board

Browne Jacobson—seven promotions

Browne Jacobson—seven promotions

Six promoted to partner and one to legal director across UK and Ireland offices

NEWS

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

Momentum is building behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media—but the legal and practical challenges are formidable. In NLJ this week, Nick Smallwood of Mills & Reeve examines global moves, including Australia’s under-16 ban and the UK's consultation
Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies
Timing is everything—and the Court of Appeal has delivered clarity on when proceedings are ‘brought’. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains that a claim is issued for limitation purposes when the claim form is delivered to the court, even if fees are underpaid
The traditional ‘single, intensive day’ of financial dispute resolution (FDR) may be due for a rethink. Writing in NLJ this week, Rachel Frost-Smith and Lauren Guiler of Birketts propose a ‘split FDR’ model, separating judicial evaluation from negotiation
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