IP specialist Harrison Goddard Foote has hired European and chartered patent attorney Hsu Min Chung as a partner.
The Bar Standards Board has appointed five new lay board members...
Crutes Law Firm has recruited three graduates across its offices in Newcastle and Teesside.
DWF has kicked off its Paralegal Academy with the recruitment of six new apprentices.
Roger Smith reports on some recent issues of language
Can the cost of correcting discrimination be too high, asks Alex Fox
Ian Smith observes the plight of those seeking justice in employment tribunals
Brent McDonald investigates a defendant’s liability for injuries sustained by a claimant in a subsequent incident
Clare Renton reports on a sea change in international relocation cases
Peter Lampitt considers if building works can constitute harassment
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
