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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7689

04 March 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Knauer (Widower and Administrator of the Estate of Sally Ann Knauer) v Ministry of Justice [2016] UKSC 9, [2016] All ER (D) 218 (Feb)

R (on the application of Rights of Women) v Lord Chancellor and another [2016] EWCA Civ 91, [2016] All ER (D) 177 (Feb)

New exit payments impact public sector terms & conditions, says Charles Pigott

Ian McDonald, Chris Roberts & Kate Wilson breakdown the key proposals in the Interim Report on the Structure of the Civil Courts

"I, for one, had been looking forward to getting the latest edition and have not been disappointed"

R (on the application Holmcroft Properties Ltd) v KPMG LLP [2016] EWHC 323 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 220 (Feb)

Charles Foster examines material contribution in clinical negligence & personal injury litigation

Broadhurst v Tan; Taylor v Smith [2016] EWCA Civ 94, [2016] All ER (D) 219 (Feb)

David Burrows explores how courts strive to balance the search for justice with protecting vulnerable witnesses

Henegham (Son and Administrator of the Estate of James Leo Heneghan, Deceased) v Manchester Dry Docks Ltd and others [2016] EWCA Civ 86, [2016] All ER (D) 138 (Feb)

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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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