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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Is the SA 1974 out of date?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

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper strengthens international disputes team with appointment of leading arbitration partner

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau strengthens trust and estates disputes team with new appointments

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law strengthens employment disputes and international advisory capability with senior associate appointment

NEWS
When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
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