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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7323

29 May 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

Crown Prosecution Service v Jennings [2008] UKHL 29, [2008] All ER (D) 177 (May)

Claimants appearing on the Register of the Corby Group Litigation v Corby Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 463, [2008] All ER (D) 89 (May)

Actavis UK Ltd v Merck & Co Inc [2008] EWCA Civ 444, [2008] All ER (D) 290 (May)

R v Porter [2008] All ER (D) 249 (May)

R v Raphael and another [2008] EWCA Crim 1014, [2008] All ER (D) 159 (May)

Wood v DPP [2008] EWHC 1056 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 162 (May)

Adorian v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [2008] EWHC 1081 (QB), [2008] All ER (D) 231 (May)

Re P (children) (adoption: parental consent) [2008] EWCA Civ 535, [2008] All ER (D) 265 (May)

Practice Direction (Residence and Contact Orders: Domestic Violence and Harm) [2008] All ER (D) 132 (May)

SK (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 495, [2008] All ER (D) 190 (May)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: John McElroy, London Solicitors Litigation Association

NLJ Career Profile: John McElroy, London Solicitors Litigation Association

From first-generation student to trailblazing president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, John McElroy of Fieldfisher reflects on resilience, identity and the power of bringing your whole self to the law

Clarke Willmott—Elaine Field

Clarke Willmott—Elaine Field

Planning and environment team expands with partner hire in Manchester

Birketts—Barbara Hamilton-Bruce

Birketts—Barbara Hamilton-Bruce

Firm appoints chief operating officer to strengthen leadership team

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Ten years after Brexit, UK and EU trade mark regimes are drifting apart in practice if not principle. Writing in NLJ this week, Roger Lush and Lara Elder of Carpmaels & Ransford highlight tighter UK scrutiny after SkyKick, where overly broad filings may signal ‘bad faith’
A landmark Supreme Court ruling has underscored the sweeping reach of UK sanctions. In NLJ this week, Brónagh Adams and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper say the regime is a ‘blunt instrument’ requiring only a factual, not causal, link to restricted goods
Fraud claims are surging, with England and Wales increasingly the forum of choice for global disputes. Writing in NLJ this week, Jon Felce of Cooke, Young & Keidan reports claims have risen sharply, with fraud now a major share of litigation and costing billions worldwide
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