Pacific Basin IHX Ltd v Bulkhandling Handymax AS [2011] EWHC 2862 (Comm), [2011] All ER (D) 154 (Nov)
Cheshire West and Chester Council v P [2011] EWCA Civ 1257, [2011] All ER (D) 150 (Nov)
Legal Ombudsman v Young [2011] EWHC 2923 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 144 (Nov)
French v Carter Lemon LLP [2011] All ER (D) 156 (Nov)
How far does the Supreme Court act as a policymaker? Ruth Aitken, Hannah Smallwood & Lindsay Stirton investigate
Lista M Cannon & Chris Warren-Smith study the UK litigation landscape
Dominic Regan muses over some striking legal characters & cases
DWF and Crutes have announced they will be merging—the merger will see Crutes formally incorporated into DWF in January.
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) has elected Keoghs’ partner and director of strategy, Don Clarke as its president for 2012.
Herbert Smith LLP has appointed Gavin Lewis as head of its dispute resolution practice in Asia.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok
Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok
Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon
Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise
Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce
Three new tenants join Twenty Essex
Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application
