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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7638

30 January 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

The great UK tradition of the Magna Carta remains vital, say Martha de la Roche & Ruth Daniel

David Spencer & Alistair Kinley assess the government’s attempt to legislate for the fundamentally dishonest

Businesses working across jurisdictions will increasingly have to deal with “human rights” issues, says Chris Syder

Hussain v Waltham Forest London Borough [2015] EWCA Civ 14, [2015] All ER (D) 128 (Jan)

R (on the application of B and another) v Secretary of State for Justice [2014] EWCA Civ 1628, [2014] All ER (D) 197 (Dec)

R (on the application of Mohammed) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 4317 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 03 (Jan)

Jarden Consumer Solutions (Europe) Ltd v SEB SA [2014] EWCA Civ 1629, [2015] All ER (D) 22 (Jan)

Re K and H (Children: unrepresented father: cross-examination of child) [2015] EWFC 1, [2015] All ER (D) 23 (Jan)

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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
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
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
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