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Nicholas Dobson looks at how far officers in the public sector can delegate their powers

Was the government’s recent decision to end a discretionary compensation scheme an abuse of power? asks Nicholas Dobson

Functions of a public nature should be defined on a case by case basis. Lee Parkhill and Charmaine Murray explain

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The House of Lords has clarified the meaning of public functions. Nicholas Dobson explains

R v Davis [2008] UKHL 36, [2008] All ER (D) 222 (Jun)

HUMAN RIGHTS AND IMMIGRATION

Adam Clemens looks at the courts’ approach to balancing a person’s right to demonstrate with the powers of the police to stop them

A market study into personal current accounts has been launched by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) as part of its in-depth study into retail bank pricing announced by the OFT in March 2007.

The presumption in law that cohabiting partners buying property in joint names have equal interests in it unless they declare otherwise can be overcome by evidence that their intentions were different, the House of Lords has ruled.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Payne Hicks Beach—Flora Hussey

Payne Hicks Beach—Flora Hussey

Private client department announces partner hire

Blake Morgan—Daniela Smith & Lee Fisher

Blake Morgan—Daniela Smith & Lee Fisher

Firm appoints first joint heads of Wales office

Ogier—Heidi Sandy & Farrah Sbaiti

Ogier—Heidi Sandy & Farrah Sbaiti

Global dispute resolution team promotes two partners in Guernsey and Cayman Islands

NEWS
Family law chambers 4PB has announced the return of the Alan Inglis Memorial Essay Prize for a third consecutive year, honouring the life and legacy of LGBTQ+ advocate and barrister Alan Inglis

A long-standing issue in family justice can now be resolved, thanks to recently launched charity the Separated Parenting Programme Directory (SPPD)

Contract damages are usually assessed at the date of breach—but not always. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Gascoigne, knowledge lawyer at LexisNexis, examines the growing body of cases where courts have allowed later events to reshape compensation
The Supreme Court has restored ‘doctrinal coherence’ to unfair prejudice litigation, writes Natalie Quinlivan, partner at Fieldfisher LLP, in this week' NLJ
Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ
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