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The Insider’s heart sings to the powers that be, the sacred pelvis of the divine king, and the Italian

Is the balance of justice shifting too far in favour of victims?

David Brock questions the Barker report’s implications for government and economics

The slippery concept of the rule of law is still worth fighting for, says Roger Smith

Geoffrey Bindman’s judicial potential is tested over the
fate of a four-poster bed

Is ‘the Ashley treatment’ legal here?
Barbara Hewson considers the arguments

Why do we allow revenge and neglect to play such major roles in our justice systems?

The UK is a nation of dog lovers, but for how much longer? Trevor Cooper says the affair may be coming to an end

Issues of costs overshadow any litigation. Richard Harrison identifies some specific areas where the assessment system might be reformed

Kris Gledhill responds to comments on the legitimacy of the offence of causing death by careless driving

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Payne Hicks Beach—Flora Hussey

Payne Hicks Beach—Flora Hussey

Private client department announces partner hire

Blake Morgan—Daniela Smith & Lee Fisher

Blake Morgan—Daniela Smith & Lee Fisher

Firm appoints first joint heads of Wales office

Ogier—Heidi Sandy & Farrah Sbaiti

Ogier—Heidi Sandy & Farrah Sbaiti

Global dispute resolution team promotes two partners in Guernsey and Cayman Islands

NEWS
The High Court’s refusal to recognise a prolific sperm donor as a child’s legal parent has highlighted the risks of informal conception arrangements, according to Liam Hurren, associate at Kingsley Napley, in NLJ this week
The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur may have settled questions around litigation supervision, but the profession should not simply ‘move on’, argues Jennifer Coupland, CEO of CILEX, in this week's NLJ
A simple phrase like ‘subject to references’ may not protect employers as much as they think. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, analyses recent employment cases showing how conditional job offers can still create binding contracts

An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ

Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ
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