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Issue: Vol 171, Issue 7947

10 September 2021
IN THIS ISSUE
Are claims in trespass & nuisance mutually exclusive? Mark Pawlowski investigates intrusions which are more than meets the eye
What implications does the Merricks v Mastercard case have for insurers and consumers?
CILEx Regulation has appointed the University of Law as its training and assessment provider for practice rights. Chartered Legal Executives can now obtain the right to practise one or more reserved areas of activity by completing an assessment of competence
Climate laws such as the UK’s Climate Change Act 2008 are under-delivering on net-zero goals, a report by environmental law firm ClientEarth has found
The Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) launched this month, marking the biggest change to qualification routes in 30 years
Fewer than 50% of mid-sized businesses have a formal process in place to track off-payroll workers, despite the IR35 rules for the private sector coming into force five months ago, according to research by accountancy firm BDO
The Big Four accountancy firms are cornering the legal market in a far more sophisticated way than simply poaching work from law firms, according to an investigative report by LexisNexis Legal & Professional
Fixed recoverable costs are to be extended to all cases in the fast track (valued up to £25,000) and, via a new regime, to ‘simpler’ cases valued up to £100,000, the Lord Chancellor, Robert Buckland QC has confirmed
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ

An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear

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