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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7625

09 October 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of Tigere) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills [2014] EWCA Civ 1216, [2014] All ER (D) 85 (Sep)

Brett v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2014] EWHC 2974 (Admin), [2014] All ER (D) 82 (Sep)

MPloy Group Ltd v Denso Manufacturing UK Ltd [2014] EWHC 2992 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 119 (Sep)

Augean plc v Hutton and others [2014] EWHC 2972 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 106 (Sep)

Khawar Qureshi QC reviews recent key arbitration decisions made by the High Court

Roderick Ramage explains the formula

Cyber-based crime has different motivators, different methodologies, and different targets, but most cyber criminals are financially motivated fraudsters who use the Internet to access data and facilitate their main objective: to make a profit.

Jon Robins questions whether all publicity is good publicity

LLST throws 10th anniversary party 

Master Gordon-Saker’s call for judges to be given more training in costs budgeting, in his inaugural speech as Senior Costs Judge, has struck a chord among litigators.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Jonathan Askin

Hugh James—Jonathan Askin

London corporate and commercial team announces partner appointment

Michelman Robinson—Daniel Burbeary

Michelman Robinson—Daniel Burbeary

Firm names partner as London office managing partner

Kingsley Napley—Jonathan Grimes

Kingsley Napley—Jonathan Grimes

Firm appoints new head of criminal litigation team

NEWS
Personal injury lawyers have welcomed a government U-turn on a ‘substantial prejudice’ defence that risked enabling defendants in child sexual abuse civil cases to have proceedings against them dropped
Children can claim for ‘lost years’ damages in personal injury cases, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark judgment
The Supreme Court has drawn a firm line under branding creativity in regulated markets. In Dairy UK Ltd v Oatly AB, it ruled that Oatly’s ‘post-milk generation’ trade mark unlawfully deployed a protected dairy designation. In NLJ this week, Asima Rana of DWF explains that the court prioritised ‘regulatory clarity over creative branding choices’, holding that ‘designation’ extends beyond product names to marketing slogans
From cat fouling to Part 36 brinkmanship, the latest 'Civil way' round-up is a reminder that procedural skirmishes can have sharp teeth. NLJ columnist Stephen Gold ranges across recent decisions with his customary wit
Digital loot may feel like property, but civil law is not always convinced. In NLJ this week, Paul Schwartfeger of 36 Stone and Nadia Latti of CMS examine fraud involving platform-controlled digital assets, from ‘account takeover and asset stripping’ to ‘value laundering’
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