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11 July 2016
Issue: 7707 / Categories: Legal News
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Halsbury Legal Awards 2016: the finalists

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The shortlist for the Halsbury Legal Awards 2016, held in association with NLJ, has been announced and is available to view on the Halsbury Legal Awards site.

Chaired by independent judges, the awards recognise and celebrate exceptional talent, innovation, and best practice across the legal sector and have earned a special place in the legal calendar since their launch in 2013.

This year’s categories include: Law Firm and Chambers of the Year; Legal Journalism; Diversity and Inclusion; Law in the Community; Business Development; In-house Team of the Year; PSL Award; and Innovation.

Winners of the short-listed categories and the highly prized awards for Legal Personality of the Year, Academic Achievement, Rule of Law, and Lifetime Contribution will be revealed at the awards ceremony on 29 September 

Issue: 7707 / Categories: Legal News
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Firm welcomes partner with specialist expertise in family and art law

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Dual-qualified partner joins international private client team

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Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
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As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
NLJ this week: 40% penalty for coercive control
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
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A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law
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A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
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