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You may not have encountered the weight test for works of civil practice and procedure. It involves the carrier throwing at you the constituent parts contained in a cardboard box and seeing whether you fall over.

Geoffrey Bindman is reminded of the fine balance between judicial independence & democracy

Dr David Hewitt will be a name familiar to most NLJ readers, especially mental health lawyers.

Jennifer James considers the Cameron-Clegg alliance in the light of other famous double acts

Dominic Regan suggests how to avoid some common pitfalls

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

The elegant words of Maitland 100 years ago describing trusts as an institute of great elasticity and generality and as the most distinctive achievement of English lawyers, can no longer be taken to be the whole story.

This week’s Insider column was going to be an Up Pompeii spoof, with Lurcio the slave up to various high jinks in the house of Bruno Maximus (thereby getting in a few digs at our beloved, or at least beleaguered, leader).

Dominic Regan delves into a selection of gems from the English Law Reports

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

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