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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7423

24 June 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Catherine Reeves outlines the advantages of summary judgments

Mark Solon reports on the risks stemming from speculative expert evidence & a lack of preparation

Diminished role for the FSA reflects new reality

Conditional fee agreements (CFAs) can be used in tribunal cases, the senior costs judge has held.

Reforms to regulate claims handling companies have not stemmed the flow of personal injury claims.

MS (Palestinian Territories) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 25, [2010] All ER (D) 116 (Jun)

R (on the application of AP) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 24, [2010] All ER (D) 108 (Jun)

Investment criteria, collective action, and the Jackson effect all featured in last week’s NLJ newscast on the future of litigation funding

The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has withdrawn its timetable showing the dates on which the Equality Act 2010 would be implemented,

Late payment of legal aid bills has caused the Refugee and Migrant Justice charity to close its doors, leaving about 10,000 clients in the lurch.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise

NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’

Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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