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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7362

26 March 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

News in brief

Michael Nash is heartened by the proposed cross-fertilisation of Anglo & French legal systems

Chris Lethem looks at the effect of new cost capping rules

Coventry City Council v Nicholls [2009] All ER (D) 15 (Mar) (EAT)

What options are left for parties faced with a breach of an arbitration agreement in Europe? ask Patrick Boylan & Jacqueline Chaplin

News in brief

Dr Russell Richardson considers when knowledge is in the public interest

News in brief

Jonathan Cohen reviews two cases which emphasise the duty to share knowledge and compensation

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push

NEWS
Law firm trainees are choosing US firms over their UK comparators, according to Chambers’ annual report on UK trainee satisfaction
A former senior judge has warned peers against scrapping juries for fraud and financial crimes, ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords this week
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings

Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency

Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
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