Professor Nick Hopkins discusses the Law Commissions’ consultation on surrogacy & what happens next
When does psychiatric injury sustained onboard become compensable? Katherine Deal QC & Asela Wijeyaratne review the latest evidence
Do landlords have to be both registered and licensed when serving a section 21 notice? DJ Hywel James considers the lessons from Evans v Fleri
Giles Eyre & Dr Linda Monaci provide practical insight into assessing a testator’s capacity after their death
Jofa highlights a procedural problem in relation to the fair allocation of costs in the Court of Appeal, as Graeme Kirk explains
Family misconduct; ‘Best Endeavours’ breach; High Court: keep out; tribunals ready on tenant fees; new Act for the missing
Mark Solon sizes up the risks of making false statements: go directly to jail, do not pass go, & do not collect £350,000
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
