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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7263

08 March 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Is the compensation scheme for unlawful imprisonment unjust? Peter Ferguson reports

Peter Gooderham considers the latest controversy concerning medical expert evidence given for the prosecution

Gareth Rees QC and Jason Mansell highlight the tensions between domestic corruption laws and international obligations

Solicitors’ fraud is a hot topic for insurers. Barney Micklem and Simran Khanna explain why

R (Akaroglu) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWHC 367 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 03 (Mar)

R v Heard [2007] EWCA Crim 125, [2007] All ER (D) 158 (Feb)

Dulwich Estate v Baptiste [2007] All ER (D) 194 (Feb)

Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No 8 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007 (SI 2007/391)

Asda Stores Ltd v Wandsworth London Borough Council [2007] All ER (D) 06 (Feb)

Phillips v Rafiq [2007] EWCA Civ 74, [2007] All ER (D) 170 (Feb)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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