David Greene warns of the danger of focusing on the cost of legal services
Deborah Evans questions the rationale behind the proposed portal extension
Rob Weir QC & Vijay Ganapathy examine a parent company’s liability to an employee of its subsidiary
David Regan takes the reins of the debate surrounding liability for horse-related injuries
Geraldine Morris advises a cautious approach to clean-break orders
They have just become more readily available. The High Court and county courts are now empowered to make a charging order without any default under an instalment judgment...
Khawar Qureshi QC highlights the key Arbitration Act 1996 decisions in 2011
R (on the application of KM) (by his mother and litigation friend) v Cambridgeshire County Council [2012] UKSC 23, [2012] All ER (D) 254 (May)
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Charman and another [2012] EWHC 1448 (Fam), [2012] All ER (D) 256 (May)
Disclosure control: are you ready for the big bang next year, asks HH Judge Simon Brown QC
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
