Crown Prosecution Service v Jennings [2008] UKHL 29, [2008] All ER (D) 177 (May)
Claimants appearing on the Register of the Corby Group Litigation v Corby Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 463, [2008] All ER (D) 89 (May)
Actavis UK Ltd v Merck & Co Inc [2008] EWCA Civ 444, [2008] All ER (D) 290 (May)
R v Porter [2008] All ER (D) 249 (May)
R v Raphael and another [2008] EWCA Crim 1014, [2008] All ER (D) 159 (May)
Wood v DPP [2008] EWHC 1056 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 162 (May)
Adorian v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [2008] EWHC 1081 (QB), [2008] All ER (D) 231 (May)
Re P (children) (adoption: parental consent) [2008] EWCA Civ 535, [2008] All ER (D) 265 (May)
Practice Direction (Residence and Contact Orders: Domestic Violence and Harm) [2008] All ER (D) 132 (May)
SK (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 495, [2008] All ER (D) 190 (May)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Weightmans—Elborne Mitchell & Myton Law
Firm expands in London and Leeds with dual merger
Boodle Hatfield—Clare Pooley & Michael Duffy
Private wealth and real estate firmpromotes two to partner and five to senior associate
Constantine Law—James Baker & Julie Goodway
Agile firm expands employment team with two partner hires
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
