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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7257

25 January 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

S v S (Divorce: Distribution of Assets) [2006] EWHC 2793, [2006] All ER (D) 137 (Nov)

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R (on the application of Dennis) v Director of Public Prosecutions
[2006] EWHC 3211 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 43 (Jan)

Periodical payments have come of age, says
Nicholas Bevan

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Even the least contentious aspect of the Mental Health Bill has one or two secrets of its own. David Hewitt explains why

R v Hart [2006] EWCA Crim 3239, [2006] All ER (D) 174 (Dec)

Consumer demand will drive the Co-operative Group’s legal services venture, says Eddie Ryan

Dorothea Gartland reports on the courts’ attitude to section 38 assessment funding

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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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