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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7580

18 October 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

 Charles Pigott explains how, in certain circumstances, costs awards are undeniably on the up

David Burrows reviews the bases for appeal in care proceedings

Resident parking: milking cash cows or lawful charging? Nicholas Dobson reports

Michael Tringham follows families at war over intestacy claims

Are parents being left out in Inheritance Act claims, asks Sarah Playforth

Jag-Preet Kaur, Henrietta Mason & Luca Del Panta provide a wills & probate update

Bernard Pressman considers the Supreme Court’s take on retrospective orders in relation to service

  • Workplace blow
  • It's the court fee that counts
  • New PI guidelines
  • Court counters closed for breakfast & tea

 Peter Causton casts an eye over recent plans to modernise the Chancery Division

Benkharbouche v Embassy of the Republic of Sudan and Janah v Libya UKEAT/0401/12/GE; 0020/13/GE

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

International fraud and asset recovery offering boosted by partner hire

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire

NEWS
Cheshire West, which established an ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty safeguards, has been overturned by the Supreme Court
The Chancery Division and other segments of the High Court are to be replaced by a new Business and Property Division (BPD), in a major civil justice shakeup
Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week
Two district judges and a tribunal judge have been sanctioned for delays in delivering judgments and orders
Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker
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