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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7601

04 April 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Second NLJ/LSLA Litigation Trends Survey tracks impact one year on from Jackson

One year on, David Greene assesses the impact of Jackson

Jonathan Herring explores a clear case of compassion from the courts

FOS awards cannot be used as a springboard for litigation, says Adam Edwards

Janna Purdie provides an overview of the forthcoming CPR changes

Sandy Mackay highlights the benefits of early expert witness meetings

Martin Burns explains hot-tubbing & how it helps judges decide cases

 

How will Jackson impact on the courts’ attitude towards expert evidence? Paul Phillips investigates

Geden Operations Ltd v Dry Bulk Handy Holdings Inc [2014] EWHC 885 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 271 (Mar)

Leni Gas & Oil Investments Ltd and another v Malta Oil PTY Ltd and another [2014] EWHC 893 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 272 (Mar)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton

Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton

Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner

Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan

Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan

Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office

Blake Morgan—four promotions

Blake Morgan—four promotions

Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices

NEWS

The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC

Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way column rounds up a flurry of procedural and regulatory changes reshaping housing, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and personal injury litigation
Patients are being systematically failed by an NHS complaints regime that is opaque, poorly enforced and often stacked against them, argues Charles Davey of The Barrister Group
A wealthy Russian divorce battle has produced a sharp warning about trying to challenge foreign nuptial agreements in the wrong English court. Writing in NLJ this week, Vanessa Friend and Robert Jackson of Hodge Jones & Allen examine Timokhin v Timokhina, where the High Court enforced Russian judgments arising from a prenuptial agreement despite arguments based on the landmark Radmacher decision
An obscure Victorian tort may be heading for an unexpected revival after a significant Privy Council ruling that could reshape liability for dangerous escapes, according to Richard Buckley, barrister and emeritus professor of law at the University of Reading
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