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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7378

16 July 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

D Pride and Partners (a firm) and others v Institute for Animal Health and others [2009] EWHC 1617 (QB); [2009] All ER (D) 84 (Jul)

Syska (acting as the administrator of Elektrim SA (in bankruptcy)) and another v Vivendi Universal SA and others [2009] EWCA Civ 677, [2009] All ER (D) 88 (Jul)

JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA and another v Berliner Verkehersbetriebe (BVG) Anstalt Des Offentlichen Rechts, [2009] EWHC 1627 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 88 (Jul)

Amanda Stevens asks whether upcoming reforms signify the dawn of a brave new world

Ritzy fees

Harland & Wolff Pension Trustees Ltd v Aon Consulting Financial Services Ltd [2009] EWHC 1557 (Ch); [2009] All ER (D) 64 (Jul)

Daniella Lipszyc says loopholes in law can tie the legal profession in knots

Claire Sanders considers whether Radmacher v Granatino is a turning point for the enforceability of pre-nuptial agreements

R (on the application of J) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 1182 (Admin); [2009] All ER (D) 83 (Jul)

Re Names at Lloyd’s for 1992 and prior years of account represented by Equitas Ltd Re Equitas Insurance Ltd (formerly Speyford Ltd) [2009] EWHC 1595 (Ch); [2009] All ER (D) 73 (Jul)

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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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