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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7745

12 May 2017
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Roger Smith reports on the ABA Techshow

Davis (As trustee in bankruptcy of Jackson) v Jackson and another [2017] EWHC 698 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 119 (Apr)

Dawson-Damer and others v Taylor Wessing LLP (Information Commissioner intervening) [2017] EWCA Civ 74, [2017] All ER (D) 208 (Feb)

The High Court has rejected a novel use of POCA 2002’s cash seizure powers, report Jasvinder Nakhwal & Nicholas Querée

Lidl Ltd v Central Arbitration Committee [2017] EWCA Civ 328, [2017] All ER (D) 31 (May)

Chodorek v District Court of Kielce, Poland [2017] EWHC 995 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 29 (May)

Reasonable losers; invites to OS; statutorily demanding; actuaries on a high.

“Those who own legal practices would do well to read the book and then have a long look at where they are going”

Litigation finance is going from strength to strength in the UK & globally, says Neil Purslow

Re Blavo; Blavo v Law Society (acting through the Solicitors Regulation Authority) [2017] EWHC 561 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 03 (May)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya

NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya

From global fraud cases to fishing off-grid, Mishcon de Reya’s chair of dispute resolution Hugo Plowman discusses mentors, management switching off

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law announces partner promotion and new hires amid a record year for enquiries

Switalskis—Rebecca Parry & Hannah Gamble

Switalskis—Rebecca Parry & Hannah Gamble

Switalskis wills and probate team extends reach with two appointments

NEWS
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
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