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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7770

16 November 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Weekly law digests

Alec Samuels addresses an irresponsible minority & lays down the law for safer pavements

Trivial, serious or significant? Francis Kendall reviews recent excuses for breaches & shares the consequences

Nicholas Dobson discusses the doctrine of vicarious liability & lessons from Armes

In the second of a series of articles, David Burrows explores the complex law which confronts cohabiting couples who separate

Julian Chamberlayne returns to question evidential lacunas & partisan conclusions

Paola Fudakowska & Henrietta Mason return with an update on family rifts, mistakes & undue influence

Corporate facilitation of tax evasion: the new frontier. The second & final part of an exclusive analysis by QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers

The Government should heed calls to make legal aid available for bereaved families at inquests, says Jon Robins

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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