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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7592

31 January 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Alison Wright highlights the importance of equipping today’s lawyers for tomorrow’s legal & insurance scene

Murray Heining provides an overview of the new qualification for costs lawyers

Geoffrey Bindman QC calls for fairer funding for legal education

Regan predicts that significant reforms can be expected this year

Dominic Regan predicts the likely civil procedure developments for 2014

Solicitors fear more wills claims could follow Neuberger decision to rectify error

Questions over Mayor’s link to TfL’s ban of controversial bus advert

Law Society guide warns against firms hiring only in their own image

Legal names make society list

Raising dough for Legal Support Trust

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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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