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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7266

29 March 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Russell-Cooke Trust Co v Elliott [2007] All ER (D) 166 (Mar)

Huang v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] UKHL 11, [2007] All ER (D) 338 (Mar)

R v C [2007] EWCA Crim 680, [2007] All ER (D) 362 (Mar)

Does expert witness training meet the needs of expert witnesses or the needs of the training providers, Penny Cooper asks

B Mahendra reports on the recent cases involving elementary faults, conflicts of interest and causation

Nicholas Bevan considers the changes to PT36 in his second article on the 44th update to the CPR

The bind-over, when used correctly, is a legitimate judicial tool in the fight against crime, says Syvil Lloyd Morris

Should old cases be judged on new common law? Laurie Toczek reports

Michael Tennant outlines the potential benefits of using telephone hearings

Steven Gallagher considers how race and religious legislation could affect Orange Order marchers in England

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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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