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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7466

19 May 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

It took the trial judge in Bond v Dunster Properties Ltd and others [2011] EWCA Civ 455, [2011] All ER (D) 248 (Apr)...

John Cooper QC believes advocacy skills are an essential consideration during silk selection

Victims of scams deserve a clear & easy route to redress, says David Hertzell

Ian Smith confronts some familiar HR horrors in the redundancy pool

Tom Morrison kicks off his quarterly review of the world of information law

Helen Wolstenholme reports on the repercussions of accidents at work & in the swimming pool

In his fifth FPR update, David Burrows looks at rules on evidence & disclosure

Alteration v rectification. Joseph Ollech considers when a mistake really is a mistake

Melanie Adams considers how to end an employee’s contract without telling him

ND v KP [2011] EWHC 457 (Fam), [2011] All ER (D) 24 (May)

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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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