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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7502

21 February 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Bulkowski v Regional Court of Eblag Poland [2012] All ER (D) 102 (Feb)

Revenue & Customs Commissioners v Cotter [2012] EWCA Civ 81, [2012] All ER (D) 83 (Feb)

Sherdley and another v Nordea Life and Pension SA (Societe Anonyme) [2012] EWCA Civ 88, [2012] All ER (D) 103 (Feb)

Coogan v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another; Phillips v News Group Newspapers and another [2012] EWCA Civ 48, [2012] All ER (D) 12 (Feb)

Chris Pamplin reports on the case of the forgetful surveyor

James Wilson on the case of the vintage Bentley

Fulbright & Jaworski LLP has promoted seven senior associates and three senior counsel to join the firm’s global partnership.

Penningtons Solicitors LLP has announced that Judith Farbey QC of Doughty Street Chambers will be working alongside its immigration team as an independent consultant.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has entered into a partnership with the faculty of laws at UCL...

Charles Russell LLP has announced that Robert Mecrate-Butcher, previously a partner at Pinsent Masons, is to join as a partner in the firm’s employment and pensions team.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: John McElroy, London Solicitors Litigation Association

NLJ Career Profile: John McElroy, London Solicitors Litigation Association

From first-generation student to trailblazing president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, John McElroy of Fieldfisher reflects on resilience, identity and the power of bringing your whole self to the law

Clarke Willmott—Elaine Field

Clarke Willmott—Elaine Field

Planning and environment team expands with partner hire in Manchester

Birketts—Barbara Hamilton-Bruce

Birketts—Barbara Hamilton-Bruce

Firm appoints chief operating officer to strengthen leadership team

NEWS
A landmark Supreme Court ruling has underscored the sweeping reach of UK sanctions. In NLJ this week, Brónagh Adams and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper say the regime is a ‘blunt instrument’ requiring only a factual, not causal, link to restricted goods
Fraud claims are surging, with England and Wales increasingly the forum of choice for global disputes. Writing in NLJ this week, Jon Felce of Cooke, Young & Keidan reports claims have risen sharply, with fraud now a major share of litigation and costing billions worldwide
Litigators digesting Mazur are being urged to tighten oversight and compliance. In his latest 'Insider' column for NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School provides a cut out and keep guide to the ruling’s core test: whether an unauthorised individual is ‘in truth acting on behalf of the authorised individual’
Conflicting county court rulings have left landlords uncertain over whether they can force entry after tenants refuse access. In this week's NLJ, Edward Blakeney and Ashpen Rajah of Falcon Chambers outline a split: some judges permit it under CPR 70.2A, others insist only Parliament can authorise such powers
A wave of scandals has reignited debate over misconduct in public office, criticised as unclear and inconsistently applied. Writing in NLJ this week, Alice Lepeuple of WilmerHale says the offence’s ‘vagueness, overbreadth & inconsistent deployment’ have undermined confidence
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