THIS ISSUE

Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7437

14 October 2010

IN THIS ISSUE

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British Broadcasting Corporation v HarperCollins Ltd and others [2010] EWHC 2424 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 08 (Oct)

Nicholas Dobson reports on the world of clerks & tribunals

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Moorbury Ltd [2010] All ER (D) 55 (Oct)

BBGP Managing General Partner Ltd and others v Babcock & Brown Global partners [2010] EWHC 2176 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 42 (Oct)

Michael Tringham reports on recent disputes & troubles

Gregory Hunt provides a guide to resolving cross border consumer disputes

AMM v HXW [2010] EWHC 2457 (QB), [2010] All ER (D) 48 (Oct)

Paul Hewitt, Paola Fudakowska & Adam Cloherty report on charitable gifts & the demise of the presumption of advancement

JM v United Kingdom [2010] ECHR 37060/06, [2010] All ER (D) 51 (Oct)

Lisa Carkeek examines the tale of two sisters

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins

Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing

NEWS

Pro Bono Week marks silver jubilee

The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK

NLJ this week: When hard selling becomes fraud

Aggressive sales tactics can add up to fraudulent trading even without proof of a particular deception or financial loss

Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues

NLJ this week: Discounted damages, different costs

A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims

Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed