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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7523

17 July 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Steven O’Sullivan warns of the dangers of fraudster clients

Chris Pamplin reports on some initial findings about expert evidence given concurrently from the “hot tub”

Jennifer James examines the controversy surrounding the Olympic Games

HLE blogger Geraldine Morris examines the approach to religion in family proceedings

Law journalist and legal commentator, Joshua Rozenberg, has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from Nottingham Law School

Arphinder Dillon, Michael Stokes and Inez Brown have been promoted to partners in Harrison Clark’s Worcester offices

Cary Olsen has announced some senior appointments across the board

Scott Rees has appointed two multilingual trainee paralegals

Catherine Elliot has been employed by Clarke Willmott to aid the private client growth from its office in Birmingham

Roger Smith rounds up recent human rights developments

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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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