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Unhappy cohabiting couples await Kernott result

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) starts to roll out its 2011 roadshows early next month.

Lord Neuberger, the Master of the Rolls, has joined former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith in calling for greater use of pro bono costs orders.

More than a quarter of people who have used “no win, no fee” claims firms either lost the case or were disappointed by the payout, says new research.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has commissioned research into Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in the legal profession—the first project of its kind for more than 25 years.

Trainee solicitor vacancies could outnumber LPC graduates in the next few years, the College of Law has predicted.

A Court of Appeal judgment restricting legal professional privilege (LPP) to qualified lawyers is on its way to the Supreme Court (SC) after financial services firm, Prudential, was given permission to appeal.

A knitting company was not responsible for an employee’s noise-induced loss of hearing where noise levels did not exceed the threshold for protection, the Supreme Court has held.

The next issue of NLJ will be published on 29 April 2011

Aggressive or misleading trading acts to be outlawed

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—Nathan Evans

Birketts—Nathan Evans

Commercial and technology team in Cambridge strengthened by partner hire

Andrew & Andrew Solicitors—Shikha Datta

Andrew & Andrew Solicitors—Shikha Datta

Hampshire firm appoints head of new family department

Latham & Watkins—Sarah Lightdale

Latham & Watkins—Sarah Lightdale

Firm strengthens securities practice with partner return

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