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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7588

12 December 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Roger Smith follows the legal stories making the news

 Andrew Bruce discusses the recent decision in Walker & Scott v Burton & Bamford relating to rectification of the Land Register

Amy Fox welcomes clarity on the power to stay divorce proceedings in cases involving non-contracting / third states

Charles Foster reports on a case that seeks to clarify best interests, in the best interests of clarity

Jessica Stretch provides guidance on protecting colour & shape trade marks

Re Magyar Telecom B. V.  [2013] EWHC 3800 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 20 (Dec)

Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania v Equitas Insurance Ltd [2013] EWHC 3713 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 18 (Dec)

Rayner v Lord Chancellor [2013] All ER (D) 26 (Dec)

Brough v St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council [2013] All ER (D) 02 (Dec)

Re KL (A Child) [2013] UKSC 75, [2013] All ER (D) 24 (Dec)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
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