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17 January 2008 / Peter Hungerford-welch
Issue: 7304 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Coroners Case

R (Main) v Minister for Legal Aid [2007] EWCA Civ 1147, [2007] All ER (D) 281 (Nov)

An inquest held in public is an inquisitorial, not adversarial, process and the coroner can reasonably be expected to carry out a proper investigation without the assistance of counsel for victims’ families; the refusal of legal aid was therefore not irrational.

Issue: 7304 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise

NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’

Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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