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19 February 2018 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7778 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Procedure & practice
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Civil way: 19 February 2018

Free searches; hurry!; CPR welcome; Reclaiming after strike out; Tell the truth.

RAGBAG

Do they, don’t they? The Land Registry can tell you of 3.3m properties in England and Wales owned by UK companies and corporations and overseas companies. The data including address and price paid is now accessible free of charge. Go to https://data.landregistry.gov.uk to register. Worthwhile if considering litigation or wishing to identify a place at which the enforcement agent or bailiff can seize or in respect of which a charging order application can be made. Or perhaps you’re just b…..y nosey. For the moment, you may need to qualify as a data scientist to open up more than around one-third of the rows of data for UK companies and corporations but they’re working on this.

Welch voice for CPR The Civil Procedure Act 1997 (Amendment) Order 2017 (SI 2017/1148) in force from 19 December 2017 allows appointment to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee of a judge who knows their

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper strengthens international disputes team with appointment of leading arbitration partner

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau strengthens trust and estates disputes team with new appointments

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law strengthens employment disputes and international advisory capability with senior associate appointment

NEWS
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
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