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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7496

11 January 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Tom Royston makes no excuses for bad government decision-making

John McMullen reviews recent case law on TUPE in the UK & Europe

Dominic Regan predicts good times ahead for UK litigators

Geoffrey Bindman identifies the roadblocks to international justice

Are we edging towards a single, universally applicable, “test” of habitual residence? Simon Blain reports

Will natural sympathy for asbestos sufferers trump policy concerns? Elizabeth Carley reports

Michael Tringham examines the law relating to inheritance by children

Proposed reforms to intestacy law reflect the reality of modern families, says Joel Wolchover

Daniel Curran highlights the problems caused by incomplete heir research

Roderick Ramage provides a rough guide to TUPE, pensions & contracting-out

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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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