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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7333

07 August 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

Leofelis SA and another v Lonsdale Sports Ltd and others [2008] EWCA Civ 640, [2008] All ER (D) 87 (Jul)

West London Pipeline and Storage Ltd v Total UK Ltd [2008] EWHC 1729 (Comm), [2008] All ER (D) 294

Bailey (by her father and litigation friend) v Ministry of Defence and another [2008] EWCA Civ 883, [2008] All ER (D) 382 (Jul)

CTI Group Inc v Transclear SA [2008] EWCA Civ 856, [2008] All ER (D) 290 (Jul)

Admiral Taverns (Cygnet) Ltd v Daniel [2008] EWHC 1688, [2008] All ER (D) 274 (Jul)

Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008, which came into force on 21 July 2008, enables the making of “witness anonymity orders.

Haringey London Borough Council v MA [2008] EWHC 1722 (Fam)

Coleman v Attridge Law (Case C- 303/06), [2008] All ER (D) 245 (Jul)

Proceeds of crime

Niran de Silva reflects on Dwain Chambers' failure to overturn a byelaw making him ineligible for the Beijing Olympics

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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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