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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7380

28 July 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Prevention is better than cure say James Pike & Naomi Greenwood

Banks & customers are potential victims in an unhappy balance,
says David Hislop

Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury has been appointed Master of the Rolls.

Solicitors can give themselves a pat on the back following a survey on client satisfaction.

Patrick Boylan, Will Francis & Chris Brierly examine costs issues arising from the Buncefield litigation

Cabinet Office report suggests access to law hampered by elitism

Legal Aid Minister Lord Bach marked the 60th anniversary of the introduction of legal aid, this week, with a pledge that vulnerable people “most in need” would get the right help at a cost that was fair to practitioners and fair to the taxpayer.

Global meltdown presents practitioners with a great opportunity for ADR, says James Pirrie

Joy Davies looks to the next 20 years of civil & commercial mediation

Geraldine Morris explains the fundamental principles of mediation

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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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