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31 January 2008 / Brice Dickson
Issue: 7306 / Categories: Features , Legal services , Procedure & practice , Profession
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Year End

The judicial arm of the House of Lords is still on course to be transmuted into the Supreme Court of the UK in October 2009.

The judicial arm of the House of Lords is still on course to be transmuted into the Supreme Court of the in October 2009. It will be interesting to see whether the working methods and adjudication standards of the top court will in any way change once it moves across

Parliament Square
and leaves the trappings of the behind. Meanwhile the law lords continue to ply their trade as an appellate committee. This article gives a snapshot of their output during 2007.

The lords of appeal issued 58 decisions ([2007] UKHL 1 to [2007] UKHL 58), two more than in 2006 but some way short of the record high of 74 in 2005. For present purposes a “decision” means a case with a single judgment or set of judgments, even though it may involve more than one appeal. In fact the 58

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—four appointments

Birketts—four appointments

Firm expands partnership with four lateral hires across key practice areas

Harper James—Lottie Hugo

Harper James—Lottie Hugo

Commercial law firm announces appointment of corporate partner

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond

Partner joins corporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands

NEWS
Serial sperm donor Robert Albon has lost his bid for a declaration of paternity, ‘on the ground that to grant it would manifestly be contrary to public policy’
The government is considering wholesale reform of consumer class actions—the ‘opt-out’ collective claims certified by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT)
A ‘sophisticated suspected fraud’ may have taken place at PM Law involving the improper removal and misuse of about £39.5m of client funds, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will invest in technology to catch tech-reliant fraudsters and handle voluminous case materials
Law firms enjoyed rapid growth in 2025, according to a Financial Benchmarking Survey, published by the Law Society last week
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