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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7710

05 August 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Foster v McNicol (sued on behalf of all other members of the Labour Party except the Claimant and the Second Defendant) and another [2016] EWHC 1966 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 162 (Jul)

Deutsche Bahn AG and others v MasterCard Incorporated and other companies [2016] CAT 13, [2016] All ER (D) 02 (Aug)

Richard Harrison reflects on how an instructing solicitor would have interpreted Lord Goldsmith’s opinion on the legality of the Iraq war

Bailey and another v Angove’s Pty Ltd [2016] UKSC 47, [2016] All ER (D) 147 (Jul) [2016] EWHC 1786 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 01 (Aug)

Hayward v Zurich Insurance Company plc [2016] UKSC 48, [2016] All ER (D) 138 (Jul)

Grenville Holden Hampshire v Board of the Pension Protection Fund [2016] EWCA Civ 786, [2016] All ER (D) 163 (Jul)

Neil Parpworth takes stock of where we are at in relation to human rights reform

Will the streamlining of appeal procedure make England and Wales a more or less attractive forum for litigation than it is now, ask Michael Roberts & Giles Hutt

Alyson Coulson looks at the current IHT & probate situation & whether Brexit will have any effect

Bahamas Oil Refining Company International Ltd v Owners of the Cape Bari Tankschiffahrts GMBH & Co KG (Bahamas) [2016] UKPC 20, [2016] All ER (D) 125 (Jul)

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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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