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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

Winckworth Sherwood—Tim Foley

Winckworth Sherwood—Tim Foley

Property litigation practice strengthened by partner hire

Kingsley Napley—Romilly Holland

Kingsley Napley—Romilly Holland

International arbitration team specialist joins the team

Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney

Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney

Set creates new client and business development role amid growth

NEWS
Property lawyers have given a cautious welcome to the government’s landmark Bill capping ground rents at £250, banning new leasehold properties and making it easier for leaseholders to switch to commonhold
Four Nightingale courts are to be made permanent, as justice ministers continue to grapple with the record-level Crown Court backlog
The judiciary has set itself a trio of objectives and a trio of focus areas for the next five years, in its Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2026-2030

The Sentencing Act 2026 received royal assent last week, bringing into law the recommendations of David Gauke’s May 2025 Independent Sentencing Review

Victims of crime are to be given free access to transcripts of Crown Court sentencing remarks, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed
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