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19 March 2009
Issue: 7361 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights
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Corrections

News in brief

“Human rights & wrongs”: the cases highlighted by Professor Susan Nash in last week’s public law update (NLJ, 13 March 2009, pp 384–385) were considered by the European Court of Human Rights. A report in last week’s news, “All eyes on opticians” (NLJ, 13 March 2009, p 360) should have stated that England and Wales had one lawyer to every 400 people.

Issue: 7361 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sharpe Pritchard—Victoria Heald-Barraclough

Sharpe Pritchard—Victoria Heald-Barraclough

Magic Circle hire strengthens Sharpe Pritchard’s infrastructure finance capability

Lewis Silkin—Iskander Fernandez

Lewis Silkin—Iskander Fernandez

Lewis Silkin adds corporate crime specialist to growing dispute resolution team

Morr & Co—Michael Charalambous

Morr & Co—Michael Charalambous

Morr Co strengthens private client team with partner appointment

NEWS
Should every solicitor found to have acted dishonestly face automatic striking off? The answer, argues John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke LLP in NLJ this week, is no 
Winning an arbitral award against a state is one thing; enforcing it is another
Can government success in court tell us whether the rule of law is healthy? 
Poorly drafted dispute resolution clauses can trigger litigation before the real dispute is even addressed
As cryptocurrency becomes mainstream, family lawyers are increasingly confronting the challenges it creates on divorce
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