News In Brief
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (proceedings under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005) [2008] EWHC 689 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 114 (Apr)
R (on the application of Griffin) v Richmond Magistrates’ Court [2008] EWHC 84 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 181 (Jan)
James v London Borough of Greenwich [2008] EWCA Civ 35, [2008] All ER (D) 54 (Feb)
Re S (a child) (expert evidence) [2008] All ER (D) 51 (Mar)
Dunlop Haywards Ltd v Erinaceous Insurance Services Ltd [2008] EWHC 520 (Comm), [2008] All ER (D) 11 (Apr)
R v R [2008] EWCA Crim 678, [2008] All ER (D) 61 (Apr)
Aribisala v St James’ Homes (Grosvenor Dock) Ltd [2008] EWHC 456 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 201 (Mar)
R (on the application of Corner House Research and another) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2008] EWHC 714 (Admin)
R v Mitchell [2008] All ER (D) 109 (Apr)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Winckworth Sherwood—Charlotte Coleman & Qaisar Sheikh
Two promoted to partner in property litigation and education teams
Dorsey & Whitney LLP—Peter Knust
Cross-border finance and restructuring specialist joins as of counsel in London
Powell Gilbert—Callum Beamish-Lacey
IP firm promotes litigator to partnership
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
