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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7378

16 July 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Jennifer James on the culinary inns & outs of legal London

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Benchdollar Ltd and others [2009] EWHC 1310 (Ch); [2009] All ER (D) 85 (Jul)

Human rights now have relevance in social housing agreements, reports Louise Curtis

Sunlight is the best of disinfectants, or is it? asks Julian Samiloff

Keith Soothill & Brian Francis question the scientific argument for keeping innocent people on the DNA database

Wills are not always black & white, says Michael Tringham

William Christopher & Alan Sheeley examine the law regarding obtaining evidence in cases of fraud

Part one: Shantanu Majumdar examines debt cases & a judge’s prerogative to change his mind

David Tyme on territorial jurisdiction and the right not to be unfairly dismissed

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Taylor Rose—Jessica Draganescu & Emily Hewlett

Taylor Rose—Jessica Draganescu & Emily Hewlett

Firm strengthens growth strategy and group litigation capability with senior hires

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner

NEWS
Pathfinder courts—renamed ‘Child focused courts’—are to be rolled out nationally, following a successful pilot where backlogs halved and cases were resolved up to seven and a half months faster
The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a £385,000 costs order against a father, in a case that centred on what is required to meet the threshold of ‘reprehensible or unreasonable’ behaviour
Centuries-old burial laws would be overhauled, under Law Commission proposals to address the burgeoning problem of shortage of cemetery space
The government has committed an extra £32m to women’s charities and services tackling addiction, trauma, abuse and homelessness
The Financial Ombudsman is poised for major reform to return it to a simple, impartial dispute resolution service
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