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The article reports on the trial date of the case brought by former Queens Park Rangers (QPR) chairman Antonio Caliendo against Mishcon de Reya in the High Court in England. It states that the case was set down for 10 days in November 2014 and promised to be one of the largest professional negligence cases. It notes that Caliendo filed the lawsuit after alleging that Miscon has failed to secure him a good deal in the sale of QPR to businessman Flavio Briatore and F1 head Bernie Ecclestone.

The article reports that eight law firms including DLA Piper LLP, Ashfords LLP, and Eversheds LLP have lost their places on England's housing and regeneration agency Homes & Communities Agency (HCA) panel, which has been reduced from a total of 14 firms to 9. HCA, which is the in charge of the Affordable Homes Programme, has overhauled its legal panel after a review conducted in December 2013.

The article reports that the Court of Appeal (CoA) has criticised a senior criminal Judge Aidan Marron over the trial of former 39 Essex Street barrister Rohan Pershad in England. It states that the judge has made a deficiency in summing up the case tax of Pershad which led to his conviction and jailed for three and a half years. It also notes that Pershad has failed to pay the value added tax (VAT) bill.