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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7562

30 May 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Roger Smith casts an eye over the comings & goings in the legal world

Philip Henson reviews the government consultation on fee remissions for the courts & tribunals

Ian Smith considers spent convictions, TUPE transfer affected employees & the enforceability of collective agreements

International comity prevents disclosure of prosecution documents in family proceedings, as David Burrows reports

Jonathan Aspinall reports from the Court of Appeal on hesitation, liability and costs

Big matches in tenancy litigation, the guest list from hell & beware the client

Hide v The Steeplechase Co (Cheltenham) Ltd and others [2013] EWCA Civ 545

Shindler v United Kingdom (App No 19840/09) [2013] ECHR 19840/09, [2013] All ER (D) 239 (May)

IG Markets Ltd v Crinion and another [2013] EWCA Civ 587, [2013] All ER (D) 272 (May)

DR v GR and others [2013] EWHC 1196 (Fam), [2013] All ER (D) 230 (May)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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