News in brief
Helow v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 62, [2008] All ER (D) 222 (Oct)
Geraldine Morris looks at the implications of the Civil Partnership Act 2004
Ellis v Environment Agency [2008] EWCA Civ 1117, [2008] All ER (D) 163 (Oct)
Asylum appeal of foreign national allowed on humanitarian grounds
Chagger v Abbey National plc [2008] All ER (D) 157 (Oct)
Andrew Fulton looks at how the right pairing can serve aces for clients
Willie Manners & Jonathan Pratt analyse the intricacies of rent payment
Secretary of State for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform v Aaron [2008] EWCA Civ 1146, [2008] All ER (D) 144 (Oct)
Banning people from pubs: a non-justiciable decision? asks Neil Parpworth
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
