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27 November 2008

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Haritaki v South East England Development Agency [2008] IRLR 945 (EAT)

Michael Tringham highlights some misgivings in the recording of vital events to date

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

Echendu v William Morrison Supermarkets Plc (EAT, 20 June 2008)

Alistair Darling and the Pre Budget Report proved to be a disappointing combination, says Peter Vaines

Lakshmi v Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust [2008] EWHC 878, [2008] All ER (D) 353 (Apr

Richard Scorer says a fine balanceis required for awarding damages to victims of serious injury

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Divorce, bankcruptcy...and the credit crunch. A painful combination, says Michael Wilkinson

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Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

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Conveyancers celebrate U-turn over mortgage handbook fee

Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook

Are you suited to a career in prosecution?

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors

LSB marks Mazur homework

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)

NLJ this week: Stuck in the past?

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

NLJ this week: No automatic bar on ‘user damages’

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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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7347

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison