You may not have encountered the weight test for works of civil practice and procedure. It involves the carrier throwing at you the constituent parts contained in a cardboard box and seeing whether you fall over.
An “admirably honest” first report by the Court of Protection highlights how the court has struggled under a high volume workload.
XYZ (acting as liquidator of ABC Ltd) v HM Revenue and Customs and another [2010] All ER (D) 139 (Jun)
Dos Santos v Cascais Court Second Criminal Chamber, Portugal [2010] All ER (D) 123 (Jun)
K/S Lincoln and others v CB Richard Ellis Hotels Ltd (No 2) [2010] EWHC 1156 (TCC), [2010] All ER (D) 138 (Jun)
R (on the application of Mwanza) v Greenwich London Borough Council and another [2010] EWHC 1462 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 124 (Jun)
Kotonou v Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform [2010] EWHC 19 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 148 (Jun)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb
Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team
