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03 March 2023 / John Cooper KC
Issue: 8015 / Categories: Features , Media
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Time for a movie night? John Cooper KC runs through the latest legal films in the cinemas & at home

The BFI London Film Festival, held every year in October, has a track record of predicting the films which are going to take the next year by storm. Given that these movies tend to be released about now, it is perhaps time to get your diaries out and plan your viewing schedule.

Till

Till, released in the UK in January 2023, is a film based on the true story of Mamie Till-Bradley, an educator and activist who fought for justice after the murder of her 14-year-old son Emmett Till in 1955.

The facts which form the basis of this film are both brutal and harrowing. Emmett, a personable and popular young Black man, was wrongfully accused of going into a shop in Mississippi and harassing a White woman. That night as he slept in his bed, a lynch mob of White men forced their way into

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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