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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7434

23 September 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Sacker & Partners LLP has announced the launch of its governance team, created to promote best practice in the area of scheme governance.

HBJ Gateley Wareing has appointed a new business development and marketing director, Neil Armstrong.

Ledingham Chalmers Aberdeen based lawyers have taken part in WildHearts in Action’s annual “WolfTrek” fundraising walk, raising over £4,500.

Abney Garsden McDonald, has been nominated as a finalist in the 2010 British Computer Society (BSC) UK IT Industry Awards.

Joe Bryant counts the cost of improved legal regulation

The LSC has narrowed the options for access to justice. Linda Lee explains why the profession must fight back

Cyril Adjei examines the complexities of hypothetical comparators

Richard Scorer asks who cares best? Home or hospice?

Malcolm Dowden & Simon Ewing discuss issues affecting the coalition government’s energy objectives

John Benstead explains why industry needs to be armed & ready for the Bribery Act

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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