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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7344

07 November 2008
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Is the proposed change to the overriding objective an amendment too far? asks Anna Henderson

Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City  Law School, City University London. www.city.ac.uk/law

Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City  Law School, City University London. www.city.ac.uk/law

B Mahendra explores issues of responsibility, risk and capacity

Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City  Law School, City University London. www.city.ac.uk/law

Attention to detail can prevent a bruised ego, says Rachel Watkin

Amanda Wadey reports on Digicel v Cable & Wireless where the parties were taken to task for failing to agree the ambit of e-disclosure

News in brief

Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City  Law School, City University London. www.city.ac.uk/law

Part two: Erich Suter on the move towards enforced mediation

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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