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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7742

12 April 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

As the Court of Appeal widens the application of the Montgomery consent test, Philippa Luscombe explores the implications for claimants

AB v Her Majesty’s Advocate (Scotland) [2017] UKSC 25, [2017] All ER (D) 14 (Apr)

PP v Home Office and another [2017] EWHC 663 (QB), [2017] All ER (D) 18 (Apr)

Jonathan Herring considers a tragic case concerning the right to withhold invasive medical treatment

Thales UK Ltd v Thales Pension Trustees Ltd and others [2017] EWHC 666 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 21 (Apr)

Finding the suit that’s right for you requires a little thought & consideration, as Dale Rhodes explains

Isle of Wight Council v Platt [2017] UKSC 28, [2017] All ER (D) 20 (Apr)

Alec Samuels suggests a solution to the problems at the Bar

Essop and others v Home Office (UK Border Agency); Naeem v Secretary of State for Justice [2017] UKSC 27, [2017] All ER (D) 12 (Apr)

Andrew Francis offers some best practice guidance when advising developers on applications under s 84 of the Law of Property Act 1925

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
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