Ruth Daniel highlights the importance of pro bono work following recent legal reform
Rad Kohanzad slams government plans to allow employees to exchange employment rights for shares
Is it possible to regulate the press but still uphold its freedom, asks Iain Goldrein QC
Employers enjoy a high degree of flexibility when choosing redundancy selection criteria, says Antoine Tinnion
Clare Renton explains the 1996 Hague Convention newly in force
John Ogilvie & Ardil Salem explore what SerVaas means for judgment creditors pursuing state-owned assets
NHS Trust v D (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) [2012] EWHC 886 (COP), [2012] All ER (D) 171 (Apr)
Petrochemical Industries Company (KSC) v Dow Chemical Company [2012] EWHC 2739 (Comm), [2012] All ER (D) 83 (Nov)
JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov and others [2012] EWCA Civ 1411, [2012] All ER (D) 66 (Nov)
Stevenson and another v Singh and others [2012] EWHC 2880 (QB), [2012] All ER (D) 76 (Nov)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Forbes Solicitors—Stephen Barnfield
Regulatory team boosted by partner hire amid rising health and safety demand
Arc Pensions Law—Kris Weber
Legal director promoted to partner at specialist pensions firm
Clarke Willmott—Jonathan Cree
Residential development capability expands with partner hire in Birmingham
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
