Dominic Regan takes on the urgent task of updating some legal terms & shares some early examples
With adjudication remaining a common method for resolving construction disputes, Digby Hebbard takes a look at the plus points & potential pitfalls
Can defendants assert litigation privilege over documents created for proceedings they controlled, but were not party to? Richard Highley & Annabel Walker report
What the doctor said: Charles Foster looks at developments in patient autonomy & causation
Lee Henderson reflects on important differences between enforcement orders & enforcement by committal
Testing, testing, one two three: Ian Smith rounds up a trio of cases which could echo through the courts in the coming years
Does solicitor-facilitated investment fraud threaten to undermine confidence in the profession, asks Christopher Burt
Lord Chancellor promises review of a system no longer ‘fit for purpose’
Ministry of Justice downplays rumours of no-fault divorce reform
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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
