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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7512

03 May 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Dominic Regan is alarmed by the undoing of the Jackson proposals

David Corker advocates removing the dishonesty element from the criminal cartel offence

Eugene Wojciechowski & Clare Arthurs predict how an Olympian summer could affect the workplace

Philip Waller traces the changing face of family law

Roger Harris follows the plight of personal injury claimants

Are future rents payable as an expense in administration, ask Adam Rosenthal & Joseph Ollech

Jamie Potter questions the “absolute” exemptions to disclosure under FIA 2000

Tom Deegan, Eric Lin & Bree Miechel highlight the legal considerations surrounding the growing investment in shale gas

R (on the application of Guardian News and Media Ltd) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court [2012] EWCA Civ 420, [2012] All ER (D) 18 (Apr)

Perenicova and another v SOS financ spol. s.r.o.: C-453/10, [2012] All ER (D) 99 (Apr)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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