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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7724

25 November 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

Leslie v Farrar Construction Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 1041, [2016] All ER (D) 102 (Nov)

Adrian Jack rejects the government’s recent proposals for judicial reform

When does criticism of judges become contempt, asks Athelstane Aamodt

Advising on compliance with break provisions in a lease is no easy matter, says John Clargo​

What did the pro-Brexit peers suggest? Michael Zander QC looks back at the House of Lords’ post-referendum debate

A fresh legal paradigm has emerged in which criminal, regulatory & civil liabilities elide says Robin Barclay

The Bar embodies the structure that the rest of the legal sector is striving to emulate, says Paul Martenstyn

Ahmed v MacLean [2016] EWHC 2798 (QB), [2016] All ER (D) 98 (Nov)

Bird v Acorn Group Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 1096, [2016] All ER (D) 92 (Nov)

Swap mis-selling & insolvent claimants: Simon Duncan examines the Global Restructuring Group & insolvency set-off

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions

NEWS
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
Artificial intelligence, proportionality and public decision-making are under increasing judicial scrutiny, according to the latest public law round-up from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Families relying on informal agreements over property ownership could face costly consequences if disputes arise, the High Court has warned
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