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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7469

08 June 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

The advent of ABSs has knocked the referral fee debate off the front page, says David Greene

In a new NLJ mini series, Roger Smith puts human rights under the spotlight

Nicholas Dobson considers the privacy v freedom of expression conflict in light of Mosley

John McMullen reflects on what’s reasonable in unfair dismissal cases

Camilla Lovell-Hoare examines the complexities of surrogacy

Let’s go & fly this regulatory kite…but carefully, says Mike Willis

Keith Patten investigates the possibility of seeking PI damages from a parent company

Is negotiation the best course of action in development disputes, asks Christopher Stoner QC

Daniel Curran reports on the complexities of cross border searches

Peter Vaines solves the mysteries of what constitutes “full-time work abroad” & celebrates the renaissance of the Ramsay doctrine

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
The next generation is inheriting more than assets—it is inheriting complexity. Writing in NLJ this week, experts from Penningtons Manches Cooper chart how global mobility, blended families and evolving values are reshaping private wealth advice
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