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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7387

01 October 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Compromise agreements can sometimes go too far,
says Nicholas Dobson

Frances Ratcliffe counts up executors’ costs after Raymond Saul v Holden

Part 2: Peter J Tyldesley considers the proposals & prospects for consumer insurance law reform

Veronica Bailey asks whether ISPs & search engines are liable for defamation on the internet

Procedure & principle count in e-disclosure. Martin Bonney explains why

Geoffrey Bindman warns against underestimating the power of the ballot box

Sea Srl v Comune di Ponte Nossa C-573/07

Trustee in Bankruptcy of Louise St John Poulton v Ministry of Justice [2009] EWHC 2123 (Ch)

Three-tier streamlined process to apply from April 2010

Bristows has recruited Toby Crick to become a partner in its IT & outsourcing practice.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire

JMW—Belinda Brooke

JMW—Belinda Brooke

Employment and people solutions offering boosted by partner hire

NEWS
A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
The long-running Mazur saga edged towards its finale as the Court of Appeal heard arguments on whether non-solicitors can ‘conduct litigation’. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School reports from a packed courtroom where 16 wigs watched Nick Bacon KC argue that Mr Justice Sheldon had failed to distinguish between ‘tasks and responsibilities’

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
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