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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7771

23 November 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

‘Cappuccino to declare’; Court of Protection Rules, OK?; Shy on Fraud; New FPRs.

LPMA veterans Christine Kings & Edith Robertson (share a master class in practice management with John van der Luit-Drummond

Robin Barclay explains why the cyber fraud landscape is on par with the Libor & Forex scandals

Costs follow the event, except for respondents in the Court of Appeal who successfully resist permission to appeal, as Clive Freedman QC explains

Claims & counter claims: Miranda Mourby, Stergios Aidinlis & Hannah Smith review the progress of the Data Protection Bill

Could a cap on gas & electricity harm customers in the long run? Christopher Bisping & Dr Timothy J Dodsworth report

Disaffected citizens prepared to run riot are nothing new, says Geoffrey Bindman

Post-Howlett, defendants will relish the latitude provided to them, but claimants will be less content, says Dominic Regan

Andrew Langdon QC reflects on the adverse effect of judicial case management on advocacy

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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