THIS ISSUE
Intensive lobbying and government backtracking have transformed the Legal Services Act, says Simon Young
Hill and Bangham v Haines [2007] EWHC 1012 (Ch), [2007] All ER (D) 56 (Dec) and Avis v Turner and Avis [2007] EWCA Civ 748, [200
Legal Services
Legal Services
Public bodies are too often represented by unqualified people say Dr Chris Jones and Dr Srikanth Nimmagadda
Legal services
AB (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWCA Civ 1302, [2007] All ER (D) 97 (Dec)
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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