Is the compensation scheme for unlawful imprisonment unjust? Peter Ferguson reports
Peter Gooderham considers the latest controversy concerning medical expert evidence given for the prosecution
Gareth Rees QC and Jason Mansell highlight the tensions between domestic corruption laws and international obligations
Solicitors’ fraud is a hot topic for insurers. Barney Micklem and Simran Khanna explain why
R (Akaroglu) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWHC 367 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 03 (Mar)
R v Heard [2007] EWCA Crim 125, [2007] All ER (D) 158 (Feb)
Dulwich Estate v Baptiste [2007] All ER (D) 194 (Feb)
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No 8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007 (SI 2007/391)
Asda Stores Ltd v Wandsworth London Borough Council [2007] All ER (D) 06 (Feb)
Phillips v Rafiq [2007] EWCA Civ 74, [2007] All ER (D) 170 (Feb)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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NLJ Career Profile: Ling Ong, London Market FOIL
Ling Ong, partner at Weightmans and president of London Market FOIL, discusses her biggest inspirations, the challenges of AI and the importance of tackling unconscious bias
DWF—Imogen Francis
Director and head of IP team joins in Birmingham
Penningtons Manches Cooper—five promotions
Firm boosts partnership and costs practice with five senior promotions
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
