Aventis Pasteur SA v OB; sub nom O’Byrne v Aventis Pasteur SA C-358/08, [2009] All ER (D) 228 (Dec)
British Telecommunications plc v Royal Mail Group Ltd [2010] EWHC 8 (QB), [2010] All ER (D) 10 (Jan)
European Commission v Ireland and others C-89/08 P, [2009] All ER (D) 230 (Dec)
I vowed when I took up office as president of the Association of Her Majesty’s District Judges last March that my mission was to persuade the government to return to funding our civil courts to a realistic level and, as the recession brings more and more individuals to the county courts, to ensure that all of those who need it have access to free and efficient expert advice and assistance from a duty solicitor or CAB or other advice agency which is independent of HM Courts Service.
Professor Mark Hill QC & Spencer Keen investigate a legal minefield
Rebecca Dziobon delves into retention of jurisdiction in cases extending overseas
The Supreme Court’s decision in R (on the application of E) v Governing Body of JFS [2009] UKSC 15, [2009] All ER (D) 163 (Dec) provides a fine example of the law of unintended consequences.
Mark Bowman suggests when to see beyond an Act of God
Eleanor Morgan & Jonathan Pratt explore the doctrine of benefit & burden
Professor Susan Nash provides an update on recent human rights cases
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
