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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7514

15 May 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

The Order brings into force the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, ss 93, 94.

Ian Smith provides a round-up of the latest employment law decisions

Late changes will not be enough to soften the blow of pending change for vulnerable clients, says Jon Robins

Is a retirement age of 65 now lawful? Sejal Raja reports

Kim Beatson follows cases which provide a helpful reminder of family law principles

Katherine Deal assesses the current stance on discount rates

Adrian Kwintner puts the art of property valuation under the spotlight

Nicholas Dobson examines the fight against predetermination in local government

Clare Arthurs tackles insolvency practitioners & personal liability

Adam Craggs analyses HMRC’s latest defeat in the First-tier Tribunal

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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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