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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7612

27 June 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Ferdinand Lovett considers the potential impact of the recent Budget changes on pensions on divorce

Stuart Webber explains the state of pension sharing orders

The court must protect protected parties, says Richard Scorer

PPI victories for consumers may have a wider significance for financial mis-selling claims say Jonathan Butters & Kevin Durkin

The LCIA is leading the way on arbitration, says Barry Fletcher

Dawson v Thomson Airways Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 845, [2014] All ER (D) 154 (Jun)

Newland Shipping and Forwarding Ltd v Toba Trading Fzc and others [2014] EWHC 1986 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 162 (Jun)

Rowley v Dunlop and others [2014] EWHC 1995 (Ch), [2014] All ER (D) 159 (Jun)

Harb v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd Abdul Aziz [2014] EWHC 1807 (Ch), [2014] All ER (D) 69 (Jun)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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