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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7719

21 October 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of Soma Oil and Gas Ltd) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2016] EWHC 2471 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 68 (Oct)

Latest CPR update; patently boring; MIAM change.

How can the “conscious uncoupling” of the EU & UK legal systems be achieved, ask Charles Brasted & Andrew Eaton

Kate Molan reviews helpful new guidance to protect the anonymity of children in the family courts

After Lord Mansfield’s judgment: whatever happened to James Somerset, asks LW Blake​

Post Panama Papers & pre-Brexit: how can we encourage corporate lawyers to behave with integrity, asks Dr Tony Harvey

Spar Shipping AS v Grand China Logistics Holding (Group) Co. Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 982, [2016] All ER (D) 67 (Oct)

Niken Construction Ltd v Trigram Carver Street Ltd [2016] EWHC 2232 (TCC), [2016] All ER (D) 66 (Oct)

Turner and another v Alno UK Ltd UKEAT/0349/15/DA, [2016] All ER (D) 65 (Oct)

Nicholas Dobson considers proportionality surrounding eviction from private lettings

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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
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
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
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
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
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