Law digest: 7 November 2008

06 November 2008

Issue: 7344 / Categories: Features , Property

Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City Law School, City University London. www.city.ac.uk/law

Yorkshire Bank Finance Ltd v Mulhall [2008] EWCA Civ 1156, [2008] All ER (D) 241 (Oct)

The enforcement of a charging order by normal means is not barred by s 20(1) of the Limitation Act 1980 and, unlike the position under a legal mortgage, the creditor’s rights are not barred after 12 years, because the holder of a charging order does not have a right to possession such that time can run against it under s 15, and extinction of title cannot therefore occur under s 17.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Kingsley Napley—Claire Green

Firm announces appointment of chief legal officer

Weightmans—Emma Eccles & Mark Woodall

Firm bolsters Manchester insurance practice with double partner appointment

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Partner joins family law team inLondon

NEWS

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NLJ this week: Self-disclosure risks & rewards

Writing in NLJ this week, Hanna Basha and Jamie Hurworth of Payne Hicks Beach dissect TV chef John Torode’s startling decision to identify himself in a racism investigation he denied. In an age of ‘cancel culture’, they argue, self-disclosure can both protect and imperil reputations

NLJ this week: Leading from the front

As he steps down as Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Julian Flaux reflects on over 40 years in law, citing independence, impartiality and integrity as guiding principles. In a special interview with Grania Langdon-Down for NLJ, Sir Julian highlights morale, mentorship and openness as key to a thriving judiciary

NLJ this week: Bigamy & intestacy

Dinsdale v Fowell is a High Court case entangling bigamy, intestacy and modern family structures, examined in this week's NLJ by Shivi Rajput of Stowe Family Law

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Law digest: 7 November 2008

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Kingsley Napley—Claire Green

Weightmans—Emma Eccles & Mark Woodall

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope