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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7851

02 August 2019
IN THIS ISSUE
More than half a loaf: Tesco, Sarclad & the case for individual DPAs by Eoin O’Shea & Emma Shafton

Nicholas Dobson reflects on how & why the recent private prosecution against Boris Johnson failed

Anthony Owen has some words of advice for long leaseholders applying for relief from forfeiture: time is of the essence

Dishonest exaggeration in clinical negligence claims: Mark Ashley, Stuart Wallace, Ruth Crackett take a closer look

Veronica Cowan explains why it’s time for conveyancing firms to embrace digitalisation & adopt modern work practices

Group litigation orders offer a pragmatic solution to the Australian ‘beauty parade’ trend in shareholder class actions, explain Gavin Foggo & Andrew Hill

GDPR, immigration & enforcement among issues facing profession post-Brexit
Ministers and senior officials from more than 50 countries will gather in Singapore next week to support a new international treaty on mediation.
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

Indirect tax investigations and litigation specialist strengthens contentious tax offering

DMH Stallard—Seb Jones

DMH Stallard—Seb Jones

DMH Stallard makes Magic Circle hire

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson

Three new Heads announced at leading London-based law firm

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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