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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7721

04 November 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Tortious claims against parent companies examined by Bill Davies

Privacy International v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and others [2016] UKIPTrib 15_110-CH, [2016] All ER (D) 147 (Oct)

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Zombory-Moldovan (trading as Craft Carnival) T-693/15, [2016] All ER (D) 182 (Oct)

The Scottish “named person” service is unlawful, says Nicholas Dobson

Premier Motorauctions Ltd (in liquidation) and another v Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP and another [2016] EWHC 2610 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 154 (Oct)

Webber v Department for Education [2016] EWHC 2519 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 153 (Oct)

R (on the application of Ahmed) [2016] EWCA Civ 303, [2016] All ER (D) 232 (Mar)

Pension relief for bankrupts; Suspended order shock; Family non-disclosure; Insolvency Rules found

Lawyers need to go beyond the bounds of orthodox thinking, says Bryan Greetham

Helen Bell examines the overlap between personal injury & employment law claims from a practical perspective

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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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