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In the first part of an exclusive NLJ series, Jon Robins reports on the precarious reality of the poor (& not-so-poor) in our society & their quest for justice post LASPO

In Justice Week, David Greene shows how the crisis in crime is reflected to particular areas of practice in civil justice

Legal challenges to solicitors’ bills seem set to increase, says Richard Langley

Those who disapprove of funders need to appreciate that providing access to justice (albeit at a price) is laudable, says Dominic Regan

What authority does the government have to limit the participation of pension funds in political campaigns, asks Geoffrey Bindman QC

Steve Hynes welcomes the Labour party’s commitment to widening access to justice & hopes the government will track back from LASPO

Roger Smith questions why the triage process, vital for the success of the online court modernisation programme, has gone AWOL

It is time for ministers to join the judiciary in recognising the realities of family life in 2018, says Graeme Fraser

Does solicitor-facilitated investment fraud threaten to undermine confidence in the profession, asks Christopher Burt

John Gould delves into the details behind EY’s acquisition of Riverview Law: all hot air, or law firms beware?

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Arc Pensions Law—Richard Meers

Arc Pensions Law—Richard Meers

Pensions litigation team announces senior associate hire

Burges Salmon—Neil Demuth

Burges Salmon—Neil Demuth

Firm appoints new chief financial officer

Anthony Collins—Sue Bearman

Anthony Collins—Sue Bearman

Social purpose firm announces director hire plus eight promotions

NEWS
AlphaBiolabs has made a £500 donation to Sean’s Place, a men’s mental health charity based in Sefton, as part of its ongoing Giving Back initiative
Human rights lawyers, social justice champion, co-founder of the law firm Bindmans, and NLJ columnist Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC has died at the age of 92 years
RFC Seraing v FIFA, in which the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) reaffirmed that awards by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) may be reviewed by EU courts on public-policy grounds, is under examination in this week's NLJ by Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law, Zurich
Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'
In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains
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