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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7622

19 September 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Where should the victims of the Rotherham abuse scandal seek compensation, asks Richard Scorer

How can you protect shares in a family business on divorce, asks Anna Heenan

Donald Lambert discusses not just any break clause, but an M&S break clause

Re ED (A Child) (Jurisdiction: parental responsibility) [2014] EWHC 2731 (Fam), [2014] All ER (D) 50 (Aug)

William McCormick QC & Faisel Sadiq report on Patel v Mirza & the dangers of relying on illegal contracts

Lim (an infant) v Walia [2014] EWCA Civ 1076, [2014] All ER (D) 55 (Aug)

Amlin Corporate Member Ltd and others v Oriental Assurance Corporation [2014] EWCA Civ 1135, [2014] All ER (D) 54 (Aug)

Re X and others (deprivation of liberty) [2014] EWCOP 25, [2014] All ER (D) 43 (Aug)

William Mark Corporation v Gift House International Ltd [2014] EWHC 2845 (IPEC), [2014] All ER (D) 127 (Aug)

Baturina v Chistyakov [2014] EWCA Civ 1134, [2014] All ER (D) 38 (Aug)

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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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