Radical or just worthy? Charles Pigott puts the Equality Act under the spotlight
Eversheds has hired partner Neville Byford along with associates Zoe Holland and Emma O’Kane to join its international litigation and arbitration team in London.
Phillip has been involved with the development of mediation both in his capacity as chairman of ADR Net and through his consultancy and training activities.
R (on the application of Davies and another) v HM Revenue & Customs, R (on the application of Gaines-Cooper) v HM Revenue & Customs [2010] EWCA Civ 83, [2010] All ER (D) 197 (Feb)
Tomlinson and others v Birmingham City Council 2010] UKSC 8, [2010] All ER (D) 192 (Feb)
Conservative and Unionist Party v Election Commissioner [2010] EWHC 285 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 214 (Feb)
Dr Brian Whitehead, Paul Colpitts & Sanjeet Plaha will be joining Kempner Robinson next month.
Herrick and another v Kidner and another [2010] EWHC 269 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 186 (Feb)
Charitable-minded junior lawyers will be heading for India to take part in a project set to drastically improve the quality of life for thousands of needy people.
Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) (Amendment)
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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
