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01 February 2013
Issue: 7546 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Wills

Kell v Jones and others [2012] Lexis Citation 115, [2013] All ER (D) 153 (Jan)

The distinction between clerical errors and mistakes which were not inadvertent in that sense was firmly established and s 20(1)(a) of the Administration of Justice Act 1982 did not extend to errors that were made which were not per incuriam in the sense that they had not resulted from the draftsman having failed to advert to the significance of or effect of the words used in his draft.

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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

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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
Arbitration may be private, but its confidentiality is no impenetrable shield. Writing in NLJ this week, James Glaysher of Kingsley Napley examines when courts will permit arbitral material to surface in open litigation
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

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