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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

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

International fraud and asset recovery offering boosted by partner hire

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire

NEWS
Cheshire West, which established an ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty safeguards, has been overturned by the Supreme Court
The Chancery Division and other segments of the High Court are to be replaced by a new Business and Property Division (BPD), in a major civil justice shakeup
Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week
Two district judges and a tribunal judge have been sanctioned for delays in delivering judgments and orders
Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker
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