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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7551

05 March 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Does the SNP’s suggestion of an independence treat flout the law, asks Bob Watt

Courts are taking an increasingly tougher approach in fraudulent & exaggerated claims, says Colm Nugent

Anna Macey examines the impact of O’Brien v Ministry of Justice on the issue of pension entitlement

Margaret Hatwood continues her examination of the increasing trend of parties asking for consent orders to be set aside

When is a claimant’s constructive knowledge deemed to kick in under LA 1980, asks Frances McClenaghan

What are the risks of going green, asks Ian Borders

Tom Morrison returns with his quarterly review of the world of information law

Michael Twomey examines the courts’ approach to warranties & representations in share purchase agreements

Keith Davies analyses a recent judicial review of plans to erect electricity pylons on green belt land

Financial Services Authority v Sinaloa Gold plc and others (Barclays Bank plc intervening) [2013] UKSC 11, [2013] All ER (D) 320 (Feb)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Slater Heelis—Charlotte Beck

Slater Heelis—Charlotte Beck

Partner and Manchester office lead appointed head of family

Civil Justice Council—Nigel Teasdale

Civil Justice Council—Nigel Teasdale

DWF insurance services director appointed to Civil Justice Council

R3—Jodie Wildridge

R3—Jodie Wildridge

Kings Chambers barrister appointed chair of R3 Yorkshire

NEWS

The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC

Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way column rounds up a flurry of procedural and regulatory changes reshaping housing, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and personal injury litigation
Patients are being systematically failed by an NHS complaints regime that is opaque, poorly enforced and often stacked against them, argues Charles Davey of The Barrister Group
A wealthy Russian divorce battle has produced a sharp warning about trying to challenge foreign nuptial agreements in the wrong English court. Writing in NLJ this week, Vanessa Friend and Robert Jackson of Hodge Jones & Allen examine Timokhin v Timokhina, where the High Court enforced Russian judgments arising from a prenuptial agreement despite arguments based on the landmark Radmacher decision
An obscure Victorian tort may be heading for an unexpected revival after a significant Privy Council ruling that could reshape liability for dangerous escapes, according to Richard Buckley, barrister and emeritus professor of law at the University of Reading
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