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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7748

02 June 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Ashfaq v International Insurance Company Of Hannover plc [2017] EWCA Civ 357, [2017] All ER (D) 162 (May)

Michel Reznik reviews the principles of effective dispute resolution & endorses the introduction of a Financial Services Tribunal

Re the RBS Rights Issue Litigation [2017] EWHC 1217 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 173 (May)

John McMullen covers the recent developments relating to TUPE

The Supreme Court has confirmed that a professional adviser’s liability is limited to those matters on which they were asked to advise, say Elisabeth Mason & David Niven

Curt G Joa, Inc. v Fameccanica Data SpA [2017] EWHC 1251 (IPEC), [2017] All ER (D) 164 (May)

Hartley and others v King Edward VI College [2017] UKSC 39, [2017] All ER (D) 146 (May)

General Medical Council v Jagjivan and another [2017] EWHC 1247 (Admin), [2017] EWHC 1247 (Admin)

Giles Eyre & Dr Linda Monaci discuss the challenges of completing complex medico-legal reports

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

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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