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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7497

17 January 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Dominic Regan studies signs of Jackson slippage & notes some worrying trends

Jacqueline Laing challenges the Falconer report

Post Edwards, Stewart Duffy & Alex Leslie address the tensions between breach of contract & unfair dismissal

To set aside or not to set aside? David Burrows reviews Livock

Drivers should exercise extreme caution when turning right, warns Jack Harris

James Driscoll unravels the principles & practicalities of the Localism Act 2011

Dalriada Trustees Ltd v Faulds and others [2011] EWHC 3391 (Ch), [2012] All ER (D) 19 (Jan)

R (on the application of British Broadcasting Corporation and another) v Secretary of State for Justice [2012] EWHC 13 (Admin), [2012] All ER (D) 29 (Jan)

Astrazeneca UK Ltd v International Business Machines Corporation [2011] EWHC 3373 (TCC), [2012] All ER (D) 22 (Jan)

Tappin v Government of the United States of America [2012] EWHC 22 (Admin), [2012] All ER (D) 47 (Jan)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper strengthens international disputes team with appointment of leading arbitration partner

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau strengthens trust and estates disputes team with new appointments

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law strengthens employment disputes and international advisory capability with senior associate appointment

NEWS
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
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