Hall v Stone [2007] EWCA Civ 1354, [2007] All ER (D) 260 (Dec)
Phizackerley’s impact on will trust planning has been exaggerated, says John Hendry
Thompstone v Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust [2008] EWCA Civ 5, [2008] All ER (D) 72 (Jan)
Kostic v Chaplin & Others [2007] EWHC 2209 (Ch), [2007] All ER (D) 119 (Dec)
George Wimpey UK Ltd v Tewkesbury Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 12, [2008] All ER (D) 177 (Jan)
Legal Services
Hikes in court fees will only serve to undermine access to justice, says Jon Robins
Dellar v Zivy and others [2007] EWHC 2266 (Ch), [2007] All ER (D) 121 (Oct)
Freedom of Information
Astron Clinica Ltd and others v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2008] EWHC 85 (Pat), [2008] All ER (D) 190 (Jan)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires
Nikki Bowker, head of litigation and dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on
Ellisons—Sarah Osborne
Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team
DWF—Chris Air
Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment
An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ
