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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7391

29 October 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Peter Vaines on Liechtenstein:the centre of the (tax) universe

art one: Agreements to negotiate—are they enforceable? ask Antonio Bueno QC & Deborah Tompkinson

Simon Young turns his attention to complaints in his final article on the impact of the Legal Services Act

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

Barr and others v Biffa Waste Services Ltd [2009] EWHC 2444 (TCC), [2009] All ER (D) 176 (Oct)

Fixed fee figures represent a 40% cut to hourly rates

Record five interveners in JFS case marks growing trend

Debtors moving to other EU states could have their earnings raided by creditors, while organisations throughout the EU could share information on individuals with bad credit ratings, Lord Bach has envisaged.

Excellence Awards 2009

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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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