Changes at the top
Sentencing
Should freezing orders prohibit banks enhancing the value of protected assets? David O’Mahony reports
Legal Services
Adrian Berry and Hina Majid unravel the UK Borders Act
Gloucestershire County Council v Evans and others [2008] EWCA Civ 21, [2008] All ER (D) 284 (Jan)
The courts are right to restrict the amount of damages levelled against defendants, say Marcus Thomson and Neil Forsyth
Is blasphemous libel a dead letter? Neil Parpworth investigates
The law on suicide is out of kilter with modern society, says Richard Scorer
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
