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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7427

21 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Was Rose Gibb’s final settlement irrationally generous? Nicholas Dobson reports

Robbie Constance & Hans Allnutt explain the new Ombudsman Scheme & analyse recent regulatory risks

Quinn Direct Insurance Ltd v The Law Society of England and Wales [2010] EWCA Civ 805, [2010] All ER (D) 134 (Jul).

Rowles-Davies and others v Call 24-7 Ltd [2010] EWHC 1695 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 96 (Jul).

Karen O’Sullivan on the lessons to be learned from two important appeals

James Darley proposes a new coalition of wig & pen

Company; Customs and excise; Libel; Extradition; Broadcasting; Shipping

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

Art 2 right judged to be non-absolute

Quinn ruling protects privileged information

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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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