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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7546

31 January 2013
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Eckerle and others v Wickeder Westfalenstahl GmbH and another [2013] EWHC 68 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 150 (Jan)

R (on the application of Sharmilla and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; and other appeals [2013] EWCA Civ 8, [2013] All ER (D) 122 (Jan)

Re Y (a child) (abduction: undertakings given for return of child) [2013] All ER (D) 133 (Jan)

Spectrum Brands (UK) Ltd v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) T-544/11, [2013] All ER (D) 156 (Jan)

Kell v Jones and others [2012] Lexis Citation 115, [2013] All ER (D) 153 (Jan)

R (on the application of Prudential plc and another) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax and another [2013] UKSC 1, [2013] All ER (D) 146 (Jan)

KC v MGN Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 3, [2013] All ER (D) 140 (Jan)

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

Legal professional privilege is for lawyers only

A landmark Court of Appeal costs case "gives litigants carte blanche to ignore the new rules", costs lawyers and defendant lawyers have said.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin

Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin

Boodle Hatfield welcomes new employment partner, Tom McLaughlin

Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov

Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov

National specialist pensions law firm strengthens team with three new appointments

Jurit—Christian Abletshauser

Jurit—Christian Abletshauser

Jurit appoints Christian Abletshauser to lead family law practice

NEWS
Burges Salmon appoints Benn Richards to strengthen Contentious Insolvency offering
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
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