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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7676

13 November 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Bank of Cyprus UK Ltd v Menelaou [2015] UKSC 66, [2015] All ER (D) 38 (Nov)

The Supreme Court has tackled the definition of ordinary residence, reports Jennifer Kotilaine

Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd v Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd and another; Bristol Myers Squibb Company and others v Merck & Co Inc and another [2015] EWHC 2973 (Pat), [2015] All ER (D) 07 (Nov)

Tom Morrison returns with a review of the world of information law

First Capital East Ltd v Plana and another [2015] EWHC 2982 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 43 (Nov)

Kirstie Gibson considers the court’s approach to the acquisition of parenthood

Tseitline v Mikhelson and others [2015] EWHC 3065 (Comm), [2015] All ER (D) 252 (Oct)

Harlequin Property (SVG) Ltd and another v Wilkins Kennedy (a firm) [2015] EWHC 3050 (TCC), [2015] All ER (D) 268 (Oct)

Re N (Children) (Adoption: Jurisdiction) [2015] EWCA Civ 1112, [2015] All ER (D) 32 (Nov)

The use of arbitration to resolve construction & engineering disputes is back in fashion, says Martin Burns

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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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