Deborah Evans takes a critical look at the proposals in the Legal Aid Bill
Ian Smith checks out the latest disputes in the world of employment law
Roger Smith rounds up some recent reviews & awards in the legal world
Is it time for a law-making revolution, asks Stephen Levinson
Laura Devine navigates UK business immigration
HLE blogger Sir Geoffrey Bindman examines the debate over a free press
Parties must nail their evidential colours to the mast, observes David Burrows
Susan Nash rounds up the latest human rights developments
Lista Cannon & Ian Pegram note the important lessons to emerge from the FSA’s recent activity
Trevor Tayleur analyses confusing case law surrounding the direct effect of EU Directives
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—Nathan Evans
Commercial and technology team in Cambridge strengthened by partner hire
Andrew & Andrew Solicitors—Shikha Datta
Hampshire firm appoints head of new family department
Latham & Watkins—Sarah Lightdale
Firm strengthens securities practice with partner return
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
