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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7813

19 October 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

“While most recommended books on cohabitation law centre on property claims, this is one of the best general guides around for all aspects of cohabitation law”

Costs lawyer David Cooper highlights recent examples of bad behaviour that proved expensive

For optimum protection, firms need to ensure that restrictive covenants contain the right contractual terms & that the proper steps are taken to enforce them, as David Fisher explains

Richard Samuel considers whether a power to hear pre-recorded direct evidence would help judges maintain high standards of justice

Nullity attack; HMO v s21; MIB weeps; recognised tenants rule.

Are we moving towards significant reforms in enfranchisement? Mark Chick examines the key points from the Law Commission’s recent consultation paper

In the first of a two-part series, Victor Smith traces the origins of the principle that a charge cannot be amended by substituting one defendant for another

Those who disapprove of funders need to appreciate that providing access to justice (albeit at a price) is laudable, says Dominic Regan

Proposed offences risk endangering free speech

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
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