THIS ISSUE
Internal promotions boost Real Estate & Construction practice
William Gibson on how an unsuccessful, widely-reported prosecution proved to be an unbeatable marketing tool
Richard Raban-Williams & John Doherty review an innovative attempt to challenge Shell’s climate change policies
Edward Blakeney & Fern Schofield on the pitfalls of returning deposits by cheque
Roger Smith reports on politics on the edge
Michelle de Kluyver, Nichola Peters & Harriet Territt discuss whether the Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Bill creates a new breed of corporate criminal liability in the UK
Could India match or even exceed Singapore’s rise in the arbitration space? Saurabh Bhagotra investigates
Rona Epstein & Hugh Williams report on the background & history of sentencing a parent of dependent children
Situations vacant; Revised CPR forms; Enforcement fees to rise; Child report crisis; Social landlords watch out; Fighting against divorce
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
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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