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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7383

03 September 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Louise Spitz ponders the role of family law in winning voters’ hearts & minds

William Flenley hopes civil law reform will sit high on the government’s agenda

Denton Wilde Sapte has signed an exclusive deal to send all of its future trainees to the College of Law.

Maximum rates for experts and cuts to criminal work among proposed changes

Is Public Law still public? asks Krishnendu Mukherjee

The new chairman of the Law Commission was announced today by the Lord Chancellor.

Doughty Street Chambers announces the opening of its office in Manchester with four young new members;

Property prices are affecting FDR payouts, Thomas Duggins finds

Clark v Lucas Solicitors serves as a timely warning for conveyancing solicitors say Mark Sefton & Oliver Radley-Gardner

Peter Vaines foresees that putting a foot wrong could land taxpayers in trouble

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper strengthens international disputes team with appointment of leading arbitration partner

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau strengthens trust and estates disputes team with new appointments

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law strengthens employment disputes and international advisory capability with senior associate appointment

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
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
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
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
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
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