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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7464

05 May 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Michael Tringham reviews some recent court decisions at home & abroad

Adam Rosenthal examines the practicalities of waiving conditions in contracts for sale

Constitutional not financial imperatives should dictate the attitudes of judges in tax disputes, say Jonathan Levy & Daniel Hemming

Reversing the Hastings-Bass rule, by Lisa Carkeek

Williams and others v Redcard Ltd and others [2011] EWCA Civ 466, [2011] All ER (D) 214 (Apr)

Bond v Dunster Properties Ltd and others [2011] EWCA Civ 455, [2011] All ER (D) 248 (Apr)

Lawyers have spoken out against an attack by the Iraqi military on Camp Ashraf in Iraq last month.

The Public Law Project (PLP), has threatened to bring a legal challenge to the proposed reforms to judicial review costs.

Catholic Care, a Leeds-based adoption service and social care charity, has lost its appeal to the Charity Tribunal over its selection policy.

In-house lawyers are so overworked that they would sacrifice a fifth of their salary in exchange for a four-day working week.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

mfg Solicitors—Hayley Pearce & Lauren Williams

mfg Solicitors—Hayley Pearce & Lauren Williams

Law firm mfg Solicitors announces promotions at Ludlow office

Womble Bond Dickinson—Richard Sharpe

Womble Bond Dickinson—Richard Sharpe

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints partner in Leeds residential team

Brabners—six promotions

Brabners—six promotions

Brabners adds six to partnership in record year for partner promotions

NEWS
Calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 have been renewed, with the Bar Council arguing the current threshold criminalises children too early and risks pushing them towards lifelong offending
The legal profession's AI challenge extends far beyond fabricated case citations, according to a warning about the next phase of technological risk
Law firms should use the transition period before the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumes anti-money laundering (AML) supervision to strengthen governance and compliance, experts have warned
Cross-border disputes increasingly demand creative approaches to gathering evidence, with litigators needing to look beyond traditional letters of request
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified the distinction between contracts of 'indefinite' and 'perpetual' duration, with potentially significant implications for commercial drafting
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