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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7312

13 March 2008
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Kosmar Villa Holidays plc v Trustees of Syndicate 1243 [2008] EWCA Civ 147, [2008] All ER (D) 448 (Feb)

Webb v Airbus UK Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 49, [2008] All ER (D) 94 (Feb)

R v Rose; R v Whitwam [2008] EWCA Crim 239, [2008] All ER (D) 314 (Feb)

R (on the application of Choudhry) v Birmingham Crown Court [2007] EWHC 2764 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 417 (Oct)

Giles v Rhind [2008] EWCA Civ 118, [2008] All ER (D) 410 (Feb)

Haigh v First West Yorkshire Ltd t/a First Leeds [2008] EWCA Civ, [2008] All ER (D) 207 (Jan)

Wasa International Insurance Co Ltd v Lexington Insurance Co [2008] EWCA Civ 150, [2008] All ER (D) 433 (Feb)

Olafsson v Gissurarson [2008] EWCA Civ 152, [2008] All ER (D) 11 (Mar)

How will a new code of practice affect the rights of money
laundering suspects? asks William Chapman
 

The Law Society has applied to the European Court of Justice for leave to intervene in the Akzo Nobel case, an appeal against a recent judgment that legal professional privilege does not cover communications between company personnel and in-house lawyers during EU cartel investigations.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Trio of recruits strengthens Switalskis residential property team

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Birmingham law firm appoints construction partner

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop accelerates Northern growth through strategic senior appointments

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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