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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7438

21 October 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

PCOs are not a green light for environmental challenges. Deirdre Lyons & Colleen Theron explain why

Pindell Ltd and another v Airasia Berhad [2010] EWHC 2516 (Comm), [2010] All ER (D) 133 (Oct)

Elchinov v Natsionalna zdravnoosiguritelna kasa C-173/09, [2010] All ER (D) 112 (Oct)

Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH v Broda Agro Trade (Cyprus) Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1100, [2010] All ER (D) 106 (Oct)

Angara Maritime Ltd v Oceanconnect UK Ltd and another [2010] EWCA Civ 1050, [2010] All ER (D) 110 (Oct)

R (on the application of King) v Secretary of State for Justice [2010] EWHC 2522 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 134 (Oct)

HH Judge Platt reports on the latest twists in the RTA claims industry

Laura Shirley reports on how the SRA intends to overhaul the CPD treadmill

Gisda Cyf v Barratt [2010] UKSC 41, [2010] All ER (D) 124 (Oct)

R (on the application of Prudential plc and another) v Special Commissioner of income tax and another [2010] EWCA Civ 1094, [201

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Boies Schiller Flexner—Tim Smyth

Boies Schiller Flexner—Tim Smyth

Firm promotes London international arbitration specialist to partnership

Katten Muchin Rosenman—James Davison & Victoria Procter

Katten Muchin Rosenman—James Davison & Victoria Procter

Firm bolsters restructuring practice with senior London hires

HFW—Guy Marrison

HFW—Guy Marrison

Global aviation disputes practice boosted by London partner hire

NEWS
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
A construction defect claim in the Court of Appeal offers a sharp lesson in pleading discipline. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains how a catastrophically drafted schedule of loss derailed otherwise viable claims. Across the areas explored in this week's column, the message is consistent: clarity, economy and proper pleading matter more than ever
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