THIS ISSUE

Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7354

29 January 2009

IN THIS ISSUE

Go to page of 3

Laroche v Spirit of Adventure (UK) Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 12, [2009] All ER (D) 137 (Jan)

Maher and another v Groupama Grand Est, [2009] EWHC 38 (QB), [2009] All ER (D) 183 (Jan)

Jonathan Cohen reports on chinks in the armour of the arbitration award

Amanda Wadey outlines the main changes to the CPR coming into force on 6 April 2009.

This update is provided by Current Awareness and News

Regulation

Jones v Environcom Ltd [2009] EWHC 16 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 115 (Jan)

News in brief

Part two: Andrew Burns unravels the strands of the asbestos “trigger” trial

Part 1: Mediation or expert determination? Emma Sadler considers the alternatives to litigation

Show

Results

Go to page of 3

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Firm expands national abuse compensation team

IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices

Carey Olsen promotes five lawyers to the partnership

NEWS

Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates

Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’

Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation

Material obtained through US discovery applications may have a much longer legal life than many litigants realise

English courts are developing a distinctly practical approach to sanctions disputes arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine