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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

CBI South-East Council—Mike Wilson

CBI South-East Council—Mike Wilson

Blake Morgan managing partner appointed chair of CBI South-East Council

Birketts—Phillippa O’Neill

Birketts—Phillippa O’Neill

Commercial dispute resolution team welcomes partner in Cambridge

Charles Russell Speechlys—Matthew Griffin

Charles Russell Speechlys—Matthew Griffin

Firm strengthens international funds capability with senior hire

NEWS
The proposed £11bn redress scheme following the Supreme Court’s motor finance rulings is analysed in this week’s NLJ by Fred Philpott of Gough Square Chambers
In this week's issue, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist and former district judge, surveys another eclectic fortnight in procedure. With humour and humanity, he reminds readers that beneath the procedural dust, the law still changes lives
Generative AI isn’t the villain of the courtroom—it’s the misunderstanding of it that’s dangerous, argues Dr Alan Ma of Birmingham City University and the Birmingham Law Society in this week's NLJ
James Naylor of Naylor Solicitors dissects the government’s plan to outlaw upward-only rent review (UORR) clauses in new commercial leases under Schedule 31 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, in this week's NLJ. The reform, he explains, marks a seismic shift in landlord-tenant power dynamics: rents will no longer rise inexorably, and tenants gain statutory caps and procedural rights
Writing in NLJ this week, James Harrison and Jenna Coad of Penningtons Manches Cooper chart the Privy Council’s demolition of the long-standing ‘shareholder rule’ in Jardine Strategic v Oasis Investments
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