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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7775

05 January 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Civil legal becoming 'a narrow collection of specialisms'

Reform is a constant feature of the family justice system—Geraldine Morris questions whether the underlying issues are being addressed

The review of LASPO should be used as an opportunity to develop a vision for early advice services, says Steve Hynes

Charles Pigott talks gender segregation & discrimination, & considers what we can learn from the Al-Hijrah school case

Michael L Nash explores Ireland’s departure from, & possible return to, the Commonwealth

Should pregnant mothers owe a duty to their unborn children? Charles Foster & Julian Savulescu review the legal & ethical issues

Rakesh Kapila offers some helpful insights into understanding financial statements

Simon Anderson discusses the elastic limitation period post-Carroll

Post-Vanderbilt, Ben Amunwa examines where the lines are when it comes to recusal

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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
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
The next generation is inheriting more than assets—it is inheriting complexity. Writing in NLJ this week, experts from Penningtons Manches Cooper chart how global mobility, blended families and evolving values are reshaping private wealth advice
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