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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7472

29 June 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Bernard Pressman examines the intricacies of security for costs

R (on the application of Cart) v Upper Tribunal; R (on the application of MR (Pakistan)) v Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and another [2011] UKSC 28, [2011] All ER (D) 149 (Jun)

Eba v Advocate General for Scotland [2011] UKSC 29, [2011] All ER (D) 150 (Jun)

W v W (minor) (mirror order) [2011] EWCA Civ 703, [2011] All ER (D) 188 (Jun)

Re B (children) (adoption) [2011] EWCA Civ 729, [2011] All ER (D) 159 (Jun)

Murfin v Campbell [2011] EWHC 1475 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 190 (Jun)

Re Derfshaw Ltd and others [2011] EWHC 1565 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 144 (Jun)

IR (Sri Lanka) and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 704, [2011] All ER (D) 145 (Jun)

Oliver Gayner reviews the work of the UK Supreme Court in its Hilary term

Andrew Parker believes that courts need to take a tougher line with statements of truth

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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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