AUTHORS
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Declan O’dempsey
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Debra Wilson
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Deborah Tompkinson
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Deborah Newberry
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Deborah Evans
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Deborah Edwards
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Deborah David
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Deborah Blaxell
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Dean Bedford
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Davina Watson
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Cadwalader—Matthew Sperry
Firm grows private wealth practice with transatlantic hire
Michelmores—Jennifer Morrissey
Financial services and securities litigation specialist joins as partner in London
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Shakespeare Martineau—David Smithen
South West land team bolstered by real estate partner hire in Bristol
NEWS
MPs have expressed disappointment after the government confirmed it will not consider updating the parental leave system until at least 2027
Lord Neuberger, former president of the Supreme Court, shares his views on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in this week's NLJ with William Raven
Writing in NLJ this week, Nick Brett and Vicky Lankester of Brett Wilson dissect the chronic failures of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in meeting disclosure obligations. From the Post Office scandal to the collapsed trial of Liam Allan, they highlight how systemic neglect has led to wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice
In July, the Supreme Court quashed the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, ruling that trial judges had wrongly directed juries to treat profit-motivated Libor submissions as inherently dishonest. In this week’s NLJ, David Stern and James Fletcher of 5 St Andrew’s Hill reflect on the decision
In his latest 'Civil way' column for this week's NLJ, Stephen Gold delivers a witty roundup of procedural updates and judicial oddities. From the rise in litigant-in-person hourly rates (£24 from October) to the Supreme Court’s venue hire options (canapés in Courtroom 1, anyone?), Gold blends legal insight with dry humour
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