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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7721

04 November 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Tortious claims against parent companies examined by Bill Davies

Privacy International v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and others [2016] UKIPTrib 15_110-CH, [2016] All ER (D) 147 (Oct)

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Zombory-Moldovan (trading as Craft Carnival) T-693/15, [2016] All ER (D) 182 (Oct)

The Scottish “named person” service is unlawful, says Nicholas Dobson

Premier Motorauctions Ltd (in liquidation) and another v Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP and another [2016] EWHC 2610 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 154 (Oct)

Webber v Department for Education [2016] EWHC 2519 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 153 (Oct)

R (on the application of Ahmed) [2016] EWCA Civ 303, [2016] All ER (D) 232 (Mar)

Pension relief for bankrupts; Suspended order shock; Family non-disclosure; Insolvency Rules found

Lawyers need to go beyond the bounds of orthodox thinking, says Bryan Greetham

Helen Bell examines the overlap between personal injury & employment law claims from a practical perspective

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Taylor Rose—Jessica Draganescu & Emily Hewlett

Taylor Rose—Jessica Draganescu & Emily Hewlett

Firm strengthens growth strategy and group litigation capability with senior hires

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner

NEWS
Pathfinder courts—renamed ‘Child focused courts’—are to be rolled out nationally, following a successful pilot where backlogs halved and cases were resolved up to seven and a half months faster
The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a £385,000 costs order against a father, in a case that centred on what is required to meet the threshold of ‘reprehensible or unreasonable’ behaviour
Centuries-old burial laws would be overhauled, under Law Commission proposals to address the burgeoning problem of shortage of cemetery space
The government has committed an extra £32m to women’s charities and services tackling addiction, trauma, abuse and homelessness
The Financial Ombudsman is poised for major reform to return it to a simple, impartial dispute resolution service
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