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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7257

25 January 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Dadourian Group International Inc v Simms [2006] EWCA Civ 1745, [2006] All ER (D) 305 (Dec)

Part 36 paradise >>
‘Own initiative’ strike outs >>
Big sch 1 provision claims >>
summary assessment costs >>
Profit on hire charge subrogation >>
Rent unpaid: must landlord mitigate? >>

Simon Young considers how firms can prosper in a changing legal landscape

Geoffrey Bindman’s judicial potential is tested over the
fate of a four-poster bed

In brief

Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2006 (SI 2006/3364)

R v Finch [2007] All ER (D) 46 (Jan)

DK (Serbia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 1747, [2006] All ER (D) 312 (Dec)

Is ‘the Ashley treatment’ legal here?
Barbara Hewson considers the arguments

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

International fraud and asset recovery offering boosted by partner hire

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire

NEWS
Cheshire West, which established an ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty safeguards, has been overturned by the Supreme Court
The Chancery Division and other segments of the High Court are to be replaced by a new Business and Property Division (BPD), in a major civil justice shakeup
Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week
Two district judges and a tribunal judge have been sanctioned for delays in delivering judgments and orders
Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker
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