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01 May 2008 / George Davies , Richard Burger , Peter Steel
Issue: 7319 / Categories: Features , Public , Regulatory , Commercial
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The Practitioner

What a Mess!

The late, great Frank Muir used to write about the antics of a rather scruffy Afghan Hound. All those who came across the unfortunate mutt would exclaim: “What a mess!” Unsurprisingly, the poor animal came to believe that this was in fact his real name. One would not be surprised to find that those whose task it is to contain the perennial problem of insider dealing and market abuse in the UK might have a similar reaction when they try and implement the latest initiatives from HM Treasury and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in this area.

HM Treasury recently produced a “consultation paper” dated 7 February 2008. It's always hard not to think of the words “kick” “long” and “grass” when one sees the word “consultation” in this context but perhaps genuine input from market users is what HM Treasury wants (or needs) this time round.

Defining Market Abuse

Since the adoption of the Market Abuse Directive (MAD) in July 2005, s

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
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Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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