Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage
Elizabeth Wale reports on high-risk sports and contributory negligence
Ben Daniels & Betul Milliner on rare disputes concerning payment of debt by a third party
Four Private Investment Funds v Lomas [2008] EWHC 2869 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 237 (Nov)
Injunction or ASBO? A council’s dilemma, by Nicholas Dobson
Tenants protected against “hope value” in house claims and lease extension claims
Amanda Wadey looks at how a £2,000 claim ended up costing £100,000
Will the credit crunch tempt more litigants to adopt a McKenzie friend? ask Ann Northover & Nicola Fisher
Stephen Gold is a district judge
Activities—but how active?
Procedure
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
