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The High Court has lifted a two-year super-injunction concealing the leak of a Ministry of Defence (MoD) list of more than 18,000 Afghan nationals who assisted British forces against the Taliban

Secretive talks, tense negotiations & an ultimatum narrowly averted tragedy, writes William Gibson

Even in times of uncivilised warfare, natural law matters—as shown so vividly in Breaker Morant and other classic movies, writes Mark Pawlowski

Far from a modern concept, the idea of prosecuting an individual for war crimes has a long & complicated history, as Athelstane Aamodt explains

Vijay Ganapathy considers key issues dealt with by the courts in headline personal injury cases this year

A Royal Air Force officer who was involved in a cycling accident while stationed in Cyprus cannot sue for injuries in England, the Court of Appeal has held.

MPs and peers went into battle this week over the government’s controversial Bill to limit soldiers’ accountability for war crimes.

The House of Commons has voted down a Lords amendment that would have removed a six-year time limit for civil claims against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) from the Overseas Operations (Services Personnel and Veterans) Bill

In the public interest? Michael Zander considers the government’s Overseas Operations Bill

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Laytons ETL—Scott Hilton & Simon Jones

City firm launches real estate corporate team to meet growing client demand

Talbots Law—Clare Regan & Lucy George

Midlands firm appoints head of real estate development

Charles Russell Speechlys—Libby Elliott

Corporate, restructuring and insolvency offering grows with partner hire

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Bill risks trauma for abuse survivors

Personal injury lawyers have urged parliamentarians to reject plans to enact an extra defence in civil cases where child sexual abuse is alleged

CILEX seeks litigation rights amid Mazur fallout

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has launched a post-Mazur regulatory review into litigation rights, and is fast-tracking an application from CILEX

Lawyers must be immune from suit, rules Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has upheld the principle of core immunity for advocates, in an important judgment

Legal bodies decry dangerous climate for lawyers

The Bars, Faculty of Advocates and law societies of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have come together to accuse politicians of putting lawyers at risk through their use of ‘irresponsible and dangerous’ language

TA6 property form returns, simplified & streamlined

The beleaguered TA6 property form has been re-released after almost a year of tests with a working group of residential conveyancers

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Laytons ETL—Scott Hilton & Simon Jones

Talbots Law—Clare Regan & Lucy George

Charles Russell Speechlys—Libby Elliott