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THIS ISSUE

Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7343

14 October 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

News in brief

Helow v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 62, [2008] All ER (D) 222 (Oct)

Geraldine Morris looks at the implications of the Civil Partnership Act 2004

Ellis v Environment Agency [2008] EWCA Civ 1117, [2008] All ER (D) 163 (Oct)

Asylum appeal of foreign national allowed on humanitarian grounds

Chagger v Abbey National plc [2008] All ER (D) 157 (Oct)

Andrew Fulton looks at how the right pairing can serve aces for clients

Willie Manners & Jonathan Pratt analyse the intricacies of rent payment

Secretary of State for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform v Aaron [2008] EWCA Civ 1146, [2008] All ER (D) 144 (Oct)

Banning people from pubs: a non-justiciable decision? asks Neil Parpworth

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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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