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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7602

11 April 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

"Dishonesty" removed from offence

David Corker considers the implications of ditching dishonesty from the criminal cartel offence

Administrators of insolvent tenants are under a duty to pay rent owed to landlords, says Siobhan Jones

Michael Zander QC reflects on his insider’s view of Tony Benn’s peerage case

 

 

 It’s Groundhog Day for HMRC as the ECJ again makes its presence felt, says Adam Craggs

Jamie Maples & Hayley Lund investigate the reliability of human memory

TW v Enfield Borough Council [2014] EWCA Civ 362, [2014] All ER (D) 292 (Mar)

Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Ltd; Rowland v Mitchell [2014] All ER (D) 273 (Mar)

La Societe Pour La Recherche, La Production, Le Transport, La Transformation Et La Commercialisation Des Hydrocarbures S.P.A. v Statoil Natural Gas LLC [2014] EWHC 875 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 31 (Apr)

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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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