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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7255

11 January 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Re B (a Child) (Child support: Reduction of contact) [2006] EWCA Civ 1574, [2006] All ER (D) 327 (Nov):

Fraud Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (SI 2006/3200):

Bee v Jenson
[2006] EWHC 3359 (Comm), [2006] All ER (D) 352 (Dec)

Kris Gledhill responds to comments on the legitimacy of the offence of causing death by careless driving

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Law Society v Adcock and another [2006] EWHC 3212 (admin), [2006] All ER (D) 322 (Dec)

In brief

The Law Commission wants to abolish the law of forfeiture for breach of covenant. Stuart Bridge explains why

R v Cain [2006] All ER (D) 113 (Dec):

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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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