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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7593

07 February 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Is the SA 1974 out of date?

Is the Solicitors Act 1974 still relevant, asks Murray Heining

Advice for debtors faced with bailiffs & a camera crew

Stephen Boyd advises debtors on the best course of action when faced with a camera crew

Meghann McTague asks, when is an accident really an accident?

Schmid v Hertel C-328/12 [2014] All ER (D) 221 (Jan)

There is no satisfactory solution for the determination of costs under s 138(2) of CCA 1984, says Winston Jacob

Wales & West Utilities Ltd v PPS Pipeline Systems GmbH [2014] EWHC 54 (TCC), [2014] All ER (D) 215 (Jan)

Furlonger v Pettorelli Lalatta & others [2014] EWHC 37 (Ch), [2014] All ER (D) 192 (Jan)

Trafford v Blackpool Borough Council [2014] EWHC 85 (Admin), [2014] All ER (D) 183 (Jan)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin

Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin

Boodle Hatfield welcomes new employment partner, Tom McLaughlin

Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov

Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov

National specialist pensions law firm strengthens team with three new appointments

Jurit—Christian Abletshauser

Jurit—Christian Abletshauser

Jurit appoints Christian Abletshauser to lead family law practice

NEWS
Burges Salmon appoints Benn Richards to strengthen Contentious Insolvency offering
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
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