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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7590

17 January 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Jon Robins observes the fallout from the recent legal aid protests

Are the Family Procedure Rules 2010 an Alsatian mongrel of dubious legality, asks David Burrows

Is it now easier for landlords to obtain possession from assured shorthold tenants? Nathaniel Duckworth & Daniel Robinson report

Keith Patten welcomes useful guidance about the role of foreseeability in the determination of breach of duty of care

Keith Davies examines the court’s approach to the right to protest on public land

David Finnerty provides advice on how to avoid a professional negligence claim in a contested probate case

Is mediation the key to solving MCA 2005 “best interests” disputes, asks Russell Caller

Samuda v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and another [2014] EWCA Civ 1, [2014] All ER (D) 03 (Jan)

Gray v Smith and others [2013] EWHC 4136 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 237 (Dec)

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Company (c) and another v Al-Sayed Bader Hashim Al-Refai and others [2013] EWHC 4112 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 07 (Jan)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

NEWS
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
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