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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7541

04 December 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Could satellite litigation be avoided following the Jackson reforms, asks David Greene

Extradition must be fair, insists Geoffrey Bindman QC

John McMullen casts an eye over the court’s approach to team participation & service provision change under TUPE

Geraldine Morris considers the changes to international maintenance

The time is right to introduce a bespoke procedure for personal injury product claims, argues Mary Blyth

Nicholas Dobson analyses housing possession proportionality

Michael Nash reports on a new Bill which aims to end an anomaly over the male partners of peers

Peter Vaines delves into the latest taxing matters

Peter Stevens reports on the ECJ’s ruling in the first case under unfair trading regulations

New CPR 31.5A looks set to shake up the disclosure process in England & Wales, reports Garry Bernstein

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Declan Goodwin & Elinor Owen

Clarke Willmott—Declan Goodwin & Elinor Owen

Corporate and commercial teams in Cardiff boosted by dual partner hire

Hill Dickinson—Joz Coetzer & Marc Naidoo

Hill Dickinson—Joz Coetzer & Marc Naidoo

London hires to lead UK launch of international finance team

Switalskis—11 promotions

Switalskis—11 promotions

Firm marks start of year with firmwide promotions round

NEWS
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 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
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming sport, from recruitment and training to officiating and fan engagement. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dr Ian Blackshaw of Valloni Attorneys at Law explains how AI now influences everything from injury prevention to tactical decisions, with clubs using tools such as ‘TacticAI’ to gain competitive edges
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
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