Jon Robins sets the scene for a series of articles on life after legal aid
Geoffrey Bindman warns against a professional civil war
Anna Thomas analyses the key issues in Sharon Shoesmith’s claim for judicial review
Elizabeth Carson ponders the division of family assets in light of K v L
Patrick Limb QC surveys the case of Zurich v Hayward
Michael L Nash revists the Sultan case to investigate issues of sovereignty & immunity
Miles Harris examines Araci v Fallon & the enforcement of negative covenants
A mortgage possession order—in the conventional form N31—which suspended possession so long as the borrower paid current instalments and in addition discharged the specified arrears remained in force even after the arrears had gone
Darren Sylvester toys with the Part 36 conundrum
Samco Europe v MSC Prestige [2011] EWHC 1656 (Admlty), [2011] All ER (D) 55 (Jul)
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
