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For centuries, the judiciary has remained one of the only checks against blatant attempts to mislead, says Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC

With political divisions growing ever more pronounced, demonetisation is emerging as one of the principal weapons deployed to silence debate, argues David Locke

Something has to be done to address the over-politicisation of the government’s legal advice, says Roger Smith

With one claimant left waiting nearly a year for permission to appeal, Dominic Regan offers some advice to the judiciary for cutting down on delays: try shorter judgments?

Solicitors are prime targets for those who want to wash their ‘dirty’ money, says Paul Philip

Michael Zander suggests that argument over tweaking of the statutory tests is a waste of everyone’s time

Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC raises questions about tainted money & professional ethics

With law & order on its knees after decades of neglect, either the whole system must be made to work, or none of it will: John Gould reports

Those in Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland need more robust reassurance of their devolved powers if the union is to endure, argues Roger Smith

The battle for environmental justice: David Greene reports on efforts to hold governments & corporations to account for the climate crisis

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Gilson Gray—Paul Madden

Partner appointed to head international insolvency and dispute resolution for England

Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker

Kent firm expands regional footprint through strategic acquisition

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—William Charles

Financial disputes and investigations specialist joins as partner in London

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Client account interest money-maker provokes concerns

Ministers’ proposals to raise funds by seizing interest on lawyers’ client account schemes could ‘cause firms to close’, solicitors have warned

NLJ this week: The pension split at 25

Pension sharing orders (PSOs) have quietly reached their 25th anniversary, yet remain stubbornly underused. Writing in NLJ this week, Joanna Newton of Stowe Family Law argues that this neglect risks long-term financial harm, particularly for women

NLJ this week: Exclusion zone?

A school ski trip, a confiscated phone and an unauthorised hotel-room entry culminated in a pupil’s permanent exclusion. In this week's issue of NLJ, Nicholas Dobson charts how the Court of Appeal upheld the decision despite acknowledged procedural flaws

NLJ this week: When silence speaks volumes

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

Public Accounts Committee warn of ‘extinction’ risk for legal aid

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned

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Opinion

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Paul Madden

Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—William Charles