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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7551

05 March 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Re Fort Gilkicker Ltd; Universal Project Management Services Ltd v Fort Gilkicker Ltd and others [2013] EWHC 348 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 313 (Feb)

Navig8 Ptd Ltd v Al-Riyadh Co for Vegetable Oil Industry [2013] EWHC 328 (Comm), [2013] All ER (D) 285 (Feb)

Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland v Rafiq [2013] EWHC 348 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 313 (Feb)

Davies v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council [2013] EWCA Civ 135, [2013] All ER (D) 310 (Feb)

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Noor [2013] UKUT 071 (TCC), [2013] All ER (D) 299 (Feb)

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

Scottish regional practice Ledingham Chalmers LLP has appointed four new partners through promotion

Wilsons has strengthened its practice with the appointment of new partners James Russell and Emma Swann

HLE blogger Elaine Freer defends the criminal justice system

West End law firm Davenport Lyons announces that Theo Solley has joined the firm’s dispute resolution group

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

Sidley—Jeremy Trinder

Sidley—Jeremy Trinder

Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire

NEWS

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
The long-running Mazur saga edged towards its finale as the Court of Appeal heard arguments on whether non-solicitors can ‘conduct litigation’. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School reports from a packed courtroom where 16 wigs watched Nick Bacon KC argue that Mr Justice Sheldon had failed to distinguish between ‘tasks and responsibilities’
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
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