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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7600

27 March 2014

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Roger Smith celebrates some seasonal highlights

Kirstie Gibson considers the approach taken by the court to determine the habitual residence of a child

Michael Salter & Chris Bryden re-examine the without prejudice rule

New developments in EU succession law by Adrian Jack

Administering an estate in the Republic of Ireland? Karl Dowling provides guidance

Paola Fudakowska & Henrietta Mason provide a wills & probate round-up

Simon Duncan continues to explore who has the right to sue former directors under s 15(1) of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986

Bhatia Best Ltd v Lord Chancellor [2014] EWHC 746 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 186 (Mar)

Abbas v Shah [2014] EWHC 662 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 202 (Mar)

Z v A government department and another C-363/12, [2014] All ER (D) 175 (Mar)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions

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NLJ this week: Burnout behind the billable hour

Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice

NLJ this week: Domestic abuse reforms still falling short

Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes

NLJ this week: Uber’s legal shield faces scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic

Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales

NLJ this week: Is it finally time to scrap Part III?

The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes

NLJ this week: Hereditary peers era finally comes to an end

The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber

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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7600

MOVERS & SHAKERS

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth