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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7840

17 May 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

Who dares wins…unless it’s a draw. John Cooper QC reflects on the battle for compulsory courtroom reading

In the first of a two-part series on R & S Pilling t/a Phoenix Engineering v UK Insurance Ltd, Nicholas Bevan considers how EU-derived domestic legislation is likely to be interpreted by the courts post-Brexit

Martin Baxter & Safia Iman outline the challenges ahead for environmental legislation in a post-Brexit UK

In his roundup of the latest tax cases, Peter Vaines minds the GAAP, & ponders the difference between a car & a van

The late emergence of a will won’t trump the costs consequences of inactivity & non co-operation, as Michael Ashdown explains

Simon Parsons reports on another constitutional crisis which could be brewing after Brexit

Cut to the chase; thou shalt go CE; interesting mismatch; landlords still lamenting

Aspiring BAME students should play to their strengths to stand out from the crowd, say Rabina Ahmed & Dr Tunde Okewale

Report finds majority of bullying & sexual harassment perpetrators face zero consequences
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper strengthens international disputes team with appointment of leading arbitration partner

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau strengthens trust and estates disputes team with new appointments

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law strengthens employment disputes and international advisory capability with senior associate appointment

NEWS
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
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