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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7289

20 September 2007
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K v K (ancillary relief: management of difficult cases) [2005] EWHC 1070 (Fam), [2005] All ER (D) 439 (May)

The dangers of DIY wills and dying intestate should
not be underestimated, say Penelope Burton and
Julian Washington

THE UGLY FACE OF LITIGATION: HEARING FEES >>
THE NEW MENTAL CAPACITY act >>
FAST TRACK COSTS UP >>

Firms that do probate work should investigate the funding options available, says Nick Sanders

Courts and public agencies have too much control over family life, says Finola Moss

Amendment No 16 to the Consolidated Criminal Practice Direction (Forms for use in appeals to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)) [2007] All ER (D) 50 (Sep)

Lewis v CEX Ltd [2007] All ER (D) 167 (Aug)

Experts should be less wary of judicial condemnation after two surprising hearings, says Peter Gooderham

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Firm expands London disputes practice with senior partner hire

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Senior associate promotion strengthens real estate offering

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Leading patent litigator joins intellectual property team

NEWS
Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'
In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains
In NLJ this week, Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre marks Pro Bono Week by urging lawyers to recognise the emotional toll of pro bono work
Can a lease legally last only days—or even hours? Professor Mark Pawlowski of the University of Greenwich explores the question in this week's NLJ
RFC Seraing v FIFA, in which the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) reaffirmed that awards by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) may be reviewed by EU courts on public-policy grounds, is under examination in this week's NLJ by Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law, Zurich
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