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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7701

03 June 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Donna Goldsworthy & Andrew Kasapis consider the role of an expert in commercial litigation & banking case

Colm Nugent considers when an unsafe structure does not trigger the landlord’s duty to repair

R (on the application of British American Tobacco Ltd and others) v Secretary of State for Health; R (on the application of Philip Morris Brands SARL and others) v Secretary of State for Health; R (on the application of JT International SA and another) v Secretary of State for Health; and other applications [2016] EWHC 1169 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 143 (May)

Jonathan Herring investigates what behaviour amounts to harassment

Barron MP and others v Collins MEP [2016] EWHC 1166 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 156 (May)

Mark Solon examines new expert witness guidance from the Supreme Court

Linda Monaci & Flora Wood examine the approach to applying malingering diagnostic criteria in cases involving head injury

In the second of two articles, Nicholas Bevan explains why he believes the MIB is liable for defects in the Road Traffic Act

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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