header-logo header-logo

THIS ISSUE
Card image

Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7782

22 February 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Giles Eyre & Dr Linda Monaci discuss vulnerable individuals & the Mental Capacity Act 2005

HMRC antidote; Hug a claims management co.; 94th CPR update

This week, Michael Zander considers retained EU law & modified powers

In the second of a two-part series on possession claims, Gavin Bennison considers occupation of part

David Burrows reviews the new rule in family proceedings covering evidence given by children & ‘vulnerable’ persons

Smears, complaints, abuse…it seems all’s fair in love, war & litigation, but where will it all end, asks Khawar Qureshi QC

The latest pre-action protocol for debt claims creates extra hoops for creditors to navigate, says Peter Thompson QC

Show
10
Results
Results
10
Results

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
back-to-top-scroll