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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7735

24 February 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Twin Benefits Ltd v Barker and another [2017] EWHC 177 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 137 (Feb)

The consultation on fixed recoverable costs in lower value clinical negligence claims ignores the role of the NHSLA, says Agata Usewicz

Vanishing claims; legal advisers get judgy; & managing incurred costs.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation NHS Trust v NO and others [2017] EWHC 241 (Fam), [2017] All ER (D) 135 (Feb)

Chris Pamplin takes a broad view of the possible implications for expert witnesses of Britain’s exit from the EU

A Local Authority v NR and another [2017] EWHC 153 (Fam), [2017] All ER (D) 139 (Feb)

Gala 1 Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2016] UKUT 564 (TCC), [2017] All ER (D) 130 (Feb)

Bar Standards Board v Howd; Howd v Bar Standards Board [2017] EWHC 210 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 138 (Feb)

Is legal professional privilege at risk of losing its status as a certain & absolute right? John Gould reports

 

Icescape Ltd v Ice-World International BV and others [2017] EWHC 42 (Pat), [2017] All ER (D) 142 (Feb)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

mfg Solicitors—Hayley Pearce & Lauren Williams

mfg Solicitors—Hayley Pearce & Lauren Williams

Law firm mfg Solicitors announces promotions at Ludlow office

Womble Bond Dickinson—Richard Sharpe

Womble Bond Dickinson—Richard Sharpe

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints partner in Leeds residential team

Brabners—six promotions

Brabners—six promotions

Brabners adds six to partnership in record year for partner promotions

NEWS
Calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 have been renewed, with the Bar Council arguing the current threshold criminalises children too early and risks pushing them towards lifelong offending
The legal profession's AI challenge extends far beyond fabricated case citations, according to a warning about the next phase of technological risk
Law firms should use the transition period before the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumes anti-money laundering (AML) supervision to strengthen governance and compliance, experts have warned
Cross-border disputes increasingly demand creative approaches to gathering evidence, with litigators needing to look beyond traditional letters of request
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified the distinction between contracts of 'indefinite' and 'perpetual' duration, with potentially significant implications for commercial drafting
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