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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7723

18 November 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Re Ellison (A Bankrupt); Hicken (as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Ellison) v Ellison [2016] EWHC 2791 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 76 (Nov)

Roderick Ramage reworks William Shakespeare in bite-size format

Re Pablo Star Ltd Price v Registrar of Companies and another [2016] EWHC 2640 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 66 (Nov)

Christopher Hutton & Aniko Adam examine the implications of Brexit for UK competition law

    Roger Smith reports on the rise & rise of digital technology

    AS v TH and others [2016] EWHC 2825 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 77 (Nov)

    Watts v Secretary of State for Health [2016] EWHC 2835 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 78 (Nov)

    Zoya Ltd v Ahmed (t/a Property Mart) [2016] EWHC 2249 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 75 (Nov)

    Fee remission less painful; divorce competitions & civil appeal form changes

    Tamsin Cox & Julia Petrenko examine a useful authority for freeholders of residential buildings in relation to Airbnb

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    MOVERS & SHAKERS

    HFW—Guy Marrison

    HFW—Guy Marrison

    Global aviation disputes practice boosted by London partner hire

    Morrison Foerster—Jenny Galloway & Luke Rowland

    Morrison Foerster—Jenny Galloway & Luke Rowland

    Firm grows London practice with two partner promotions

    Hogan Lovells—David Hansom

    Hogan Lovells—David Hansom

    Government contracts and procurement practice expands with London partner hire

    NEWS
    Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
    After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
    The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
    Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
    A construction defect claim in the Court of Appeal offers a sharp lesson in pleading discipline. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains how a catastrophically drafted schedule of loss derailed otherwise viable claims. Across the areas explored in this week's column, the message is consistent: clarity, economy and proper pleading matter more than ever
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