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19 February 2009
Issue: 7357 / Categories: Case law , Public , Constitutional law
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Allianz SpA v West Tankers Inc Case C-185/07, [2009] All ER (D) 82 (Feb)

Civil litigation

It is incompatible with Council Regulation No 44/2001/EC (jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters) for a court of a member state to make an order to restrain a person from commencing or continuing proceedings before the courts of another member state on the ground that such proceedings would be contrary to an arbitration agreement.

Issue: 7357 / Categories: Case law , Public , Constitutional law
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The controversial Courts and Tribunals Bill has passed its second reading by 304 votes to 203, despite concerted opposition from the legal profession
The presumption of parental involvement is to be abolished, the Lord Chancellor David Lammy has confirmed
A highly experienced chartered legal executive has been prevented from representing her client in financial remedies proceedings, in a case that highlights the continued fallout from Mazur
Plans to commandeer 50%-75% of the interest on lawyers’ client accounts to fund the justice system overlook the cost and administrative burden of this on small and medium law firms, CILEX has warned
Lawyers have been asked for their views on proposals to change the penalties for assaulting a police officer
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