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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7599

20 March 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

DJ Gold limbers up for the single County Court 

Commercial rent arrears recovery: John Sharples asks are you ready?

Tom Morrison returns with his quarterly review of the world of information law

Nigel Jackson outlines the far-reaching consequences of Reithatha v Williamson

Speechley and others v Allott and others [2014] EWCA Civ 230, [2014] All ER (D) 89 (Mar)

Limbering up for the single County Court

Dunhill (a protected party by her litigation friend Tasker) v Burgin and another case [2014] UKSC 18

R (on the application of Speciality Produce Ltd) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2014] EWCA Civ 225, [2014] All ER (D) 72 (Mar)

Wade and another v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd [2014] EWHC 634 (Ch), [2014] All ER (D) 103 (Mar)

Evans and another v Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and others [2014] EWCA Civ 253, [2014] All ER (D) 101 (Mar)

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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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