Global Process Systems Inc and another v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad [2009] EWCA Civ 1398, [2009] All ER (D) 192 (Dec)
Re O-M (children) (expert evidence: non-accidental injuries) [2009] EWCA Civ 1405; [2009] All ER (D) 207 (Dec)
R (on the application of Perrett) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2009] EWCA Civ 1365; [2009] All ER (D) 175 (Dec)
Broda Agro Trade (Cyprus) Ltd v Alfred C. Toepfer International GmbH [2009] EWHC 3318 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 176 (Dec)
Reed Smith has announced the appointment of Siân Fellows and Jimmy Theodorou to its partnership.
Plexus Law has announced the appointment of three new partners at its Leeds office.
James Hill, Felicia de Laat, Joel Hernandez & Michael Williams have been invited to become partners of Mourant LP effective from 1 February 2010.
Lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice Jack Straw has announced the appointment of Frances Patterson QC as a law commissioner
Civil Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2009 (SI 2009/3390)
Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No 2) Order 2009 (SI 2009/3354)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Forbes Solicitors—Stephen Barnfield
Regulatory team boosted by partner hire amid rising health and safety demand
Arc Pensions Law—Kris Weber
Legal director promoted to partner at specialist pensions firm
Clarke Willmott—Jonathan Cree
Residential development capability expands with partner hire in Birmingham
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
