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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7506

22 March 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of FDA and others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and another [2012] EWCA Civ 332, [2012] All ER (D) 139 (Mar)

Should customers be king in the post-LSA legal landscape, asks Jon Robins

Alexandra Marks provides inspiration & advice for would-be judges

John McMullen tackles TUPE’s “gold-plated” SPC rules

Karen O’Sullivan considers limitation & the impact of delay

David Burrows notes the complexities that surround the severance of joint tenancy

Edward Peters & Tamsin Cox lay out the issues surrounding the resurrection of a landlord & tenant riddle

The heat is on for organisations & individuals who do not pay heed to fire safety precautions, notes Gerard Forlin QC

David Hertzell & Colin Moore examine the potential benefits & pitfalls of the Common European Sales Law

In the first article in a special NLJ costs series, William Gibson reports on “safe” retainers & firefighting

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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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