Drake and another (executrices of estate of Wilson (deceased)) v Foster Wheeler Ltd [2010] EWHC 2004 (QB), [2010] All ER (D) 29 (Aug)
TR v Asylum and Immigration Tribunal [2010] EWHC 2055 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 35 (Aug)
Abbey Forwarding Ltd (in liquidation) v Hone and others [2010] EWHC 2029 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 24 (Aug)
The Coalition government will not be remembered for its policies on civil liberties or the constitution. The period from the election until the autumn will be seen as the phoney, or in Churchill’s words, “twilight” war. To come is the spending blitzkrieg that will define this government. We need to revive a theme equivalent to that current in 1939: no indiscriminate bombing of civilians.
Since the publication of the Legal Services Board (LSB) report on referral fees there has been much debate on their role in the legal profession with a particular onus on their impact in personal injury claims
Ian Smith reports on dangerous maxims, rumours & suspicion
Amy Taylor reports on non-disclosure & the Hildebrand myth
When is a financially interested party entitled to be joined to proceedings, asks Matthew Snarr
Chalbury McCouat International Ltd v P.G. Foils Ltd [2010] EWHC 2050 (TCC), [2010] All ER (D) 34 (Aug)
Michael Tringham reports on EU cross-border cases
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Laytons ETL—Maximilian Kraitt
Commercial firm strengthens real estate disputes team with associate hire
Switalskis—three appointments
Firm appoints three directors to board
Browne Jacobson—seven promotions
Six promoted to partner and one to legal director across UK and Ireland offices
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
