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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7270

26 April 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Paul Hewitt and Adam Cloherty report on recent cases involving forgery and stale claims on insolvent estates

In the first of two articles marking 10 years of the Arbitration Act 1996, Khawar Qureshi QC discusses some key cases

How is the ECJ tackling discrimination in domestic tax systems? Tim Crosley and Michael Walsh report

Should the UK be taxing aviation fuel, asks Katherine Dunseath and Richard Macrory

DTI gets egg on its face, The Gibbons review, What should replace abandoned statutory procedures?

Eskelinen and others v Finland (app no 63235/00), Evans v United Kingdom (app no 6339/05)

Vulnerable child witness, Unfit witnesses, Cross border regulators

Those brave enough to expose the state's dark underbelly should be celebrated, says Geoffrey Bindman

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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
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
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
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
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