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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7809

21 September 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Lord Denning was a unique personality who left an indelible mark on English law; but there was more than one side to his character, says Geoffrey Bindman QC

Innovation, simplification & automation: how tmgroup is embracing the new digital Local Land Charges Register

Veronica Cowan puts the relationship between conveyancing solicitors & professional indemnity insurers under the spotlight

Rawdon Crozier examines the challenges of modern leasehold conveyancing

Vijay Ganapathy rounds up some critical cases on vicarious liability, damages for fear, independent contractors & causation

Nicola Tager writes on the legal & practical complexities of establishing parity in parental leave

Deal or no deal, government promises Brexit won’t affect workplace rights: Charles Pigott examines the evidence

It is time for ministers to join the judiciary in recognising the realities of family life in 2018, says Graeme Fraser

Government proposals include an end to fault-based divorce

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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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