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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7376

02 July 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of E) v Governing Body of the Jews Free School and others (The United Synagogue intervening) [2009] EWCA Civ 626, [2009] All ER (D) 260 (Jun)

Jivraj v Hashwani Hashwani v Jivraj [2009] EWHC 1364 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 272 (Jun)

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

Part one: Consumer insurance law reform is long overdue, says Peter J Tyldesley

Simon Young advocates a tripartite approach to essential cost cutting

Implied terms are back in the spotlight,
says Alison Mayfield

Alan Owens predicts a long wait if the UK is to adopt a class action regime

Part one: Consumer insurance law reform is long overdue, says Peter J Tyldesley

Raw economics, not lack of dedication, will force lawyers to consider their commitment to legal aid,
says Carol Storer

Despite careful drafting, easements can be a ripe source of dispute, says Sue Highmore

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
The next generation is inheriting more than assets—it is inheriting complexity. Writing in NLJ this week, experts from Penningtons Manches Cooper chart how global mobility, blended families and evolving values are reshaping private wealth advice
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