Secretary of State for Justice v RB and another [2011] EWCA Civ 1608, [2012] All ER (D) 92 (Jan)
Deputy Chief Legal Ombudsman v French [2012] All ER (D) 85 (Jan)
Legal Services Commission v Loomba; Legal Services Commission v Ulasi; Legal Services Commission v Carter and others [2012] EWHC 29 (QB), [2012] All ER (D) 58 (Jan)
Viv Williams & Phil Jepson tap into the merger discussions sweeping the legal profession...
Chris Pamplin debates the disclosability of pre-action expert reports
The psychological turmoil of breast implant removal & retention, by Hugh Koch Associates
Catherine Gannon trumpets the business benefits of outsourcing
Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage
Law commissioner advocates breach of contract as solution to implant scandal
Bracewell Law has hired Gareth Pope to its commercial litigation team. He joins from Mayer Brown International LLP.
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
