As the Co-op makes legal history, Jon Robins goes behind the scenes
Geoffrey Bindman QC condemns the government’s “compensation culture” campaign
Charlotte Stern reports on the latest TUPE developments
Award reduced in first civil-partnership dissolution to reach Court of Appeal
Dominic Regan hears the latest from Sir Rupert Jackson
Asbestos ruling restores causation for mesothelioma claims
Rise in parents abducting children overseas
Lawyers warn against government shake-up of planning policy
New practice direction on the citation of authorities from Lord Chief Justice
Rip-off traders & scam merchants targeted by Law Commissions
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NLJ Career Profile: Ling Ong, London Market FOIL
Ling Ong, partner at Weightmans and president of London Market FOIL, discusses her biggest inspirations, the challenges of AI and the importance of tackling unconscious bias
DWF—Imogen Francis
Director and head of IP team joins in Birmingham
Penningtons Manches Cooper—five promotions
Firm boosts partnership and costs practice with five senior promotions
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
