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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7686

12 February 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Costs lawyer warns commercial legal services clients are wising up to increasing costs

Ogelegbanwei (for himself and on behalf of the Oporoza community) and 52 others v President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and others [2016] EWHC 8 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 138 (Jan)

Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Incorporated and another [2016] EWCA Civ 23, [2016] All ER (D) 185 (Jan)

Rebecca Dix reports on government attempts to tackle escalating cyber-crime

Youssef v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2016] UKSC 3, [2016] All ER (D) 209 (Jan)

North Yorkshire County Council and another v MAG and another [2016] EWCOP 5, [2016] All ER (D) 148 (Jan)

A small earthquake…or just business as usual? Steve Evans reports on the impact of Ilott v Mitson

David Mitchell examines the implications of extending associative discrimination in the Chez case

When a dissolved company is restored what happens to its former property, asks Benjamin Caswell

Finance and Business Training Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2016] EWCA Civ 7, [2016] All ER (D) 136 (Jan)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions

NEWS
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
Artificial intelligence, proportionality and public decision-making are under increasing judicial scrutiny, according to the latest public law round-up from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Families relying on informal agreements over property ownership could face costly consequences if disputes arise, the High Court has warned
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