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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7306

31 January 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

Nelson v Greening and Sykes (Builders) Ltd [2007] EXCA Civ 1358, [2007] All ER (D) 270 (Dec)

Stuart v Goldberg Linde (a firm) and another [2008] EWCA Civ 2, [2008] All ER (D) 73 (Jan)

DPP v B [2008] All ER (D) 51 (Jan)

Jones v Wrexham Borough Council [2007] EWCA Civ 1356, [2007] All ER (D) 300 (Dec)

R (DPP) v North and East Hertfordshire Justices [2008] All ER (D) 57 (Jan)

Measures in the Counter-Terrorism Bill to further extend pre-charge detention in terrorism cases lack safeguards, human rights groups claim.

The chancellor’s U-turn on capital gains tax (CGT) has evoked mixed reactions from lawyers and account­ants, with many complaining that it will complicate the system.

The UK needs to improve its woeful record on combating bribery, says Eoin O’Shea

RECOVERY OF LOST CONTRACTUAL BENEFITS

Small value claims in cross-border disputes should soon be more cost-effective, says Pablo Cortes

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
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