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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7334

14 August 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v Gallagher (Valuation Officer) [2008] UKHL 56, [2008] All ER (D) 416 (Jul)

Wilmot v Selvarajan [2008] EWCA Civ 862, [2008] All ER (D) 310 (Jul)

Back Page: Agony Column

Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office v Allad [2008] EWCA Crim 1741, [2008] All ER (D) 407 (Jul)

Donaldson v O’Sullivan [2008] EWCA Civ 879, [2008] All ER (D) 393 (Jul)

Platform Funding Ltd v Bank of Scotland plc [2008] EWCA Civ 930, [2008] All ER (D) 422 (Jul)

Harris v Perry [2008] EWCA Civ 907, [2008] All ER (D) 415 (Jul)

Lee v Birmingham City Council [2008] EWCA Civ 891, [2008] EWCA Civ 891

Auguring the future. Nicholas Bevan concludes his analysis of Thompstone

Collective redress

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Rachel Crosier

Freeths—Rachel Crosier

Projects and rail practices strengthened by director hire in London

DWF—Stephen Hickling

DWF—Stephen Hickling

Real estate team in Birmingham welcomes back returning partner

Ward Hadaway—44 appointments

Ward Hadaway—44 appointments

Firm invests in national growth with 44 appointments across five offices

NEWS
Refusing ADR is risky—but not always fatal. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed and Sanjay Dave Singh of the University of Leicester analyse Assensus Ltd v Wirsol Energy Ltd: despite repeated invitations to mediate, the defendant stood firm, made a £100,000 Part 36 offer and was ultimately ‘wholly vindicated’ at trial
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 transformed criminal justice. Writing in NLJ this week, Ed Cape of UWE and Matthew Hardcastle and Sandra Paul of Kingsley Napley trace its ‘seismic impact’
Operational resilience is no longer optional. Writing in NLJ this week, Emma Radmore and Michael Lewis of Womble Bond Dickinson explain how UK regulators expect firms to identify ‘important business services’ that could cause ‘intolerable levels of harm’ if disrupted
Criminal juries may be convicting—or acquitting—on a misunderstanding. Writing in NLJ this week Paul McKeown, Adrian Keane and Sally Stares of The City Law School and LSE report troubling survey findings on the meaning of ‘sure’
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has narrowly preserved a key weapon in its anti-corruption arsenal. In this week's NLJ, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers examines Guralp Systems Ltd v SFO, in which the High Court ruled that a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) remained in force despite the company’s failure to disgorge £2m by the stated deadline
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