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Alison Padfield explains why legal clarity & coherence trumped fairness in Scullion

Karen O’Sullivan reviews the recent decision in MacIntyre

Can you rely on non-reliance clauses? Nathalie Burn investigates in light of recent court decisions

Tony Hill & Kate Thompson revisit the illegality defence

Scullion provides some lessons in law & life for the buy-to-let market, says Alison Padfield

All practitioners—claimant and defendant—should appreciate the new professional negligence trap set by Gibbon...

Julian Miller & Tom Pangbourne assess the dangers of tax avoidance schemes

Roger Harris assesses cases involving contributory negligence & diagnostic failure

Nick Bird reports on the Levicom outcome & lessons in causation

Roddy Macleod asks the question:to sue or not to sue?

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

NEWS
Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
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