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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7761

15 September 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Lane v Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and another [2017] EWHC 1900 (QB), [2017] All ER (D) 50 (Aug)

Frosh and others v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2017] UKUT 320 (TCC), [2017] All ER (D) 56 (Aug)

Saw (SW) 2010 Ltd and another v Wilson and others (as joint administrators of Property Edge Lettings Ltd) and another [2017] EWCA Civ 1001, [2017] All ER (D) 48 (Aug)

How can a hip-hop musical become an inspiration for mediators? Richard Harrison shares his thoughts & a few plot spoilers below…

Nic Seal provides an expert’s perspective on Japanese knotweed encroachment & misrepresentation

Divorce report, intellectual threats, High Court possession, & Undertakings

Are the courts the best place to resolve complex inquiries? David Burrows asks if there is a role for independent assessors

The second machine age is gaining momentum as Roger Smith reports

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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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