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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

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Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

International fraud and asset recovery offering boosted by partner hire

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire

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Cheshire West test overruled

Cheshire West, which established an ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty safeguards, has been overturned by the Supreme Court

High Court transformed in historic realignment

The Chancery Division and other segments of the High Court are to be replaced by a new Business and Property Division (BPD), in a major civil justice shakeup

SRA toughens up checks on firms

Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week

Judges sanctioned for delays in delivery

Two district judges and a tribunal judge have been sanctioned for delays in delivering judgments and orders

Private equity investment into UK firms drops by half

Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg