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17 April 2008
Issue: 7317 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Civil Litigation

Dunlop Haywards Ltd v Erinaceous Insurance Services Ltd [2008] EWHC 520 (Comm), [2008] All ER (D) 11 (Apr)

The court has jurisdiction to make an order for joinder under CPR 19.2(2) despite the fact that neither the defendant nor any other party to the proceedings is in a position to assert a claim against the party to be joined.

Issue: 7317 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Womble Bond Dickinson—Paula Myers

Womble Bond Dickinson—Paula Myers

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Paula Myers to private capital team in Leeds

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Law firm mfg Solicitors announces five promotions at Birmingham office

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Brabners adds six to partnership in record year for partner promotions

NEWS

Family set expands with the formal integration of 4 Brick Court into 42BR Barristers

The Court of Appeal has issued a stern warning to lawyers engaging in the practice of ‘privilege hunting’—obtaining an opponent’s legally privileged information through dishonest means
Legal executives have given a lukewarm reception to the Legal Services Board’s (LSB’s) final report from its regulatory review into Mazur advice and guidance
A homeless single parent offered accommodation in Derby has lost her Supreme Court appeal against the London council making the offer
The Kingdom of Bahrain does not enjoy sovereign immunity from allegations it used surveillance software to spy on dissidents in the UK, the Supreme Court has held
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