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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7631

21 November 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Sarah Taylor explains why the Law Commission is recommending changes to the law of child abduction

Could UK strike laws be in breach of international obligations, asks Chris Syder

John McMullen covers recent cases & developments in the law on TUPE

Is the criminalisation of excessive alcohol consumption during pregnancy possible, asks David Locke

Tim Lawson-Cruttenden examines the evolution of claims against unnamed defendants in non-land law cases

Part 36 is in need of revision to make it more transparent for parties & their lawyers say Alex Sciannaca & Giles Hutt

Excalibur Ventures LLC v Texas Keystone Inc and others [2014] EWHC 3436 (Comm), [2014] All ER (D) 300 (Oct)

Blanco and another v Agenzia delle Entrate—Direzione Provinciale I di Roma—Ufficio Controlli C-344/13 and C-367/13, [2014] All ER (D) 276 (Oct)

Gough v United Kingdom (App. No. 49327/11) [2014] ECHR 49327/11, [2014] All ER (D) 313 (Oct)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper strengthens international disputes team with appointment of leading arbitration partner

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau strengthens trust and estates disputes team with new appointments

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law strengthens employment disputes and international advisory capability with senior associate appointment

NEWS
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
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