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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7582

01 November 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Stephen Smith warns practitioners to keep an eye on the tax consequences of disposals set aside under s 37 of MCA 1973

In the first of two leading articles, Khawar Qureshi QC puts ethics in international arbitration under the spotlight

Madoff Securities International Ltd (in liquidation) v Raven and others [2013] EWHC 3147 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 216 (Oct)

Woodland v Essex County Council [2013] UKSC 66, [2013] All ER (D) 252 (Oct)

Galp Energia Espana SA and other companies v European Commission T-462/07, [2013] All ER (D) 209 (Oct)

Dow Chemical Co v European Commission C-179/12 P, [2013] All ER (D) 207 (Oct)

Minerva Navigation Inc v Oceana Shipping AG; Oceana Shipping AG v Transatlantica Commodities SA [2013] EWCA Civ 1723, [2013] All ER (D) 256 (Oct)

Jane Ching explores the importance of language within legal education

Foskett J sets the record straight over the survey into guideline hourly rates

Julie Brannan breaks down the SRA’s proposed new flexible approach to continuing professional development

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

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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