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THIS ISSUE

Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7342

14 October 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Winters v Mishcon de Reya [2008] EWHC 2419 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 123 (Oct)

Benfield Construction Ltd v Trudson (Hatton) Ltd [2008] EWHC 2333 (TCC)

Practice Direction (family proceedings) (listing final hearings in adoption cases) [2008] All ER (D) 134 (Oct)

Multiplex Constructions (UK) Ltd v Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd [2008] EWHC 2280 (TCC)

R (on the application of Finn- Kelcey) v Milton Keynes Council [2008] EWCA Civ 1067, [2008] All ER (D) 94 (Oct)

Deutsche Bank AG v Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications Inc [2008] EWCA Civ 1091, [2008] All ER (D) 104 (Oct)

Winters v Mishcon de Reya [2008] EWHC 2419 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 123 (Oct)

RK and another v United Kingdom [2008] All ER (D) 143 (Oct)

Part two: Mark Solon considers the skills and qualities of the right expert

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Louise Woods

Haynes Boone—Louise Woods

Haynes Boone expands global capabilities with addition of Louise Woods as chair of international disputes

DWF—John Gilfedder

DWF—John Gilfedder

DWF strengthens Global Risks practice with strategic hire of aviation partner in London

Shakespeare Martineau—10 newly qualified solicitors

Shakespeare Martineau—10 newly qualified solicitors

Shakespeare Martineau appoints newly qualified solicitors

NEWS
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
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