‘DDJ Goodliffe‘ of the Brexeter County Court fires a warning shot against recalcitrant lawyers & experts
Michael Zander considers the Constitution Committee’s report on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
The new Lord Chancellor has a great chance to make equal access to justice a reality, as Geoffrey Bindman explains
Nick Barnard considers why corporate health & safety offenders are not being punished as heavily as expected
Three cases restore Patrick Allen’s faith in civil justice
Richard Scorer provides an update on the work of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse & considers its future role
Liz Fitzsimons talks to Jenny Rayner about how EU member states are preparing for the application of the GDPR
David Greene charts the progress of the UK’s transition out of Europe
Vital that companies understand why they’re producing documents
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
