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Issue: Vol 165, Issue 7665

14 August 2015
IN THIS ISSUE

Are the courts returning to a more traditional approach to the construction of contracts, asks Benjamin Pilling QC

Reed Employment plc and others v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2015] EWCA Civ 805, [2015] All ER (D) 322 (Jul)

Dr Chris Pamplin looks at some common mathematical errors that have led courts astray, and how to avoid them

Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co KG v Mutual Benefits Assurance Company [2015] EWHC 2304 (Comm), [2015] All ER (D) 01 (Aug)

Richard Green examines the implications of low-level asbestos exposure cases for the legal profession

A Bill of Rights is not to be messed with: Michael Zander on the Tory plan to scrap the Human Rights Act

Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd; Lachaux v Evening Standard Ltd; Lachaux v AOL (UK) Ltd [2015] EWHC 2242 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 02 (Aug)

How can developers override private rights of light under s 237 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990, ask Andrew Francis & Dilpreet K Dhanoa

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push

NEWS
A former senior judge has warned peers against scrapping juries for fraud and financial crimes, ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords this week
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings

Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency

Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
Climate change belongs on every lawyer’s agenda, with risks extending far beyond environmental practice into commercial advice, litigation and access to justice
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