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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8088

04 October 2024
IN THIS ISSUE

Richard Buckley considers the affluent (water companies) and the effluent (sewage disgustingly discharged into public waterways) in this week’s NLJ

Portal rules, OK!; Harassed by CPR; Just one claim form, please; judicial review sins
Michael L Nash muses on sports, advertising & the survival against the odds of Salomon boots

Think the unthinkable—could Britain rejoin the EU? Eight years after the referendum, David Wolchover, barrister of Gray’s Inn and Ridgeway Chambers, boldly voices that which no Labour politician dare ever dream of uttering

Marie Law, Head of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, discusses the crucial role of alcohol testing, the variety of testing methods available, and the tests that are best suited to your particular case

Entries are now open for the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2025, and there are an extra four categories up for grabs

Flexible working is the most popular, and quota setting is the least favoured, gender parity initiative in Mexico, according to a new report

Both buy-in from partners and financial investment are required if diversity, equality and inclusiveness (DEI) initiatives are to make a material difference at law firms, research has shown

Lawyers can use music to boost their confidence at work, according to innovative research commissioned by licensing company PPL PRS

Solicitors’ contributions to the Compensation Fund are to rise from £30 to £90 for individuals and from £660 to £2,220 for firms, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has confirmed

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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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