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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7686

12 February 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Costs lawyer warns commercial legal services clients are wising up to increasing costs

Ogelegbanwei (for himself and on behalf of the Oporoza community) and 52 others v President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and others [2016] EWHC 8 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 138 (Jan)

Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Incorporated and another [2016] EWCA Civ 23, [2016] All ER (D) 185 (Jan)

Rebecca Dix reports on government attempts to tackle escalating cyber-crime

Youssef v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2016] UKSC 3, [2016] All ER (D) 209 (Jan)

North Yorkshire County Council and another v MAG and another [2016] EWCOP 5, [2016] All ER (D) 148 (Jan)

A small earthquake…or just business as usual? Steve Evans reports on the impact of Ilott v Mitson

David Mitchell examines the implications of extending associative discrimination in the Chez case

When a dissolved company is restored what happens to its former property, asks Benjamin Caswell

Finance and Business Training Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2016] EWCA Civ 7, [2016] All ER (D) 136 (Jan)

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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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