The issues of duty of care & causation have been under consideration again, notes Karen O’Sullivan
Is the NPFF undermining confidence in the planning system, asks Perran Moon
Alec Samuels provides some points of reference for trouble-free conveyancing
Failure to follow the rules has never been more risky for conveyancing firms, says Jonathan Smithers
Penny Bygrave & Michael Twomey examine instances of potential liability
Hallam Estates Ltd and another v Baker [2014] EWCA Civ 661, [2014] All ER (D) 163 (May)
Re R (a child) (care proceedings: welfare analysis of changed circumstances) [2014] EWCA Civ 597, [2014] All ER (D) 87 (May)
Re B (a child) (care proceedings: appellate judge’s power to remake decision) [2014] EWCA Civ 565, [2014] All ER (D) 88 (May)
Otkritie International Investment Management Ltd and others v Urumov [2014] EWHC 1323 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 80 (May)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton
Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner
Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan
Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office
Blake Morgan—four promotions
Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices
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
