Duncan and another v Secretary of State for Defence, [2009] EWCA Civ 1043, [2009] All ER (D) 121 (Oct)
Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (HY) Ltd v Shepherd Construction Ltd, [2009] EWHC 2218 (TCC), [2009] All ER (D) 125 (Oct)
The third edition of this book provides a comprehensive, coherent account of the background, content and application of human rights in the UK. It addresses every section of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) and the articles of the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention), and its First Protocol.
Anyone interested in the future of legal services or in the management of a law firm should grab a copy of Lord Hunt’s Review of the Regulation of Legal Services.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) recently published its policy on dealing with UK companies suspected of having committed offences involving overseas corruption.
Ian Smith celebrates the highs & lows of recent tribunal decisions
Richard Scorer examines a hidden epidemic suffered by British soldiers
Toby Atkinson explores the rights & remedies available to cohabitants on relationship breakdown
Joseph Ollech recounts some recent developments in the world of virtual assignments & alienation clauses
Robert Latham reports on disclosure, cross-examination & equality
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
