Simon Blain
Senior associate
Simon Blain, senior associate, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Senior associate
Simon Blain, senior associate, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Unreliable evidence? Simon Blain reflects on the judgments & lessons of Owens v Owens
How far will the Supreme Court go as it tackles Owens v Owens, asks Simon Blain
The judiciary is expressing alarm at the unintended consequences of the family legal aid cuts, says Simon Blain
Are we edging towards a single, universally applicable, “test” of habitual residence? Simon Blain reports
Simon Blain digests some bread & butter cases
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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