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NLJ this week: Khalife on the run, Chalk at the dispatch box

29 September 2023
Issue: 8042 / Categories: Legal News , Constitutional law
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The dramatic escape of Daniel Khalife sparked heated debate, dominated the news agenda and inspired some good jokes

But some people may have felt a sense of deja-vu. In this week’s NLJ, columnist and former director of Justice, Roger Smith recalls some earlier escapologists as he looks at the issue of political accountability.

Smith writes: ‘The constitutional and political point is that no home or justice secretaries were fatally injured in these escapes. All they faced was a bit of embarrassment.’ And a severe grilling on national TV in one memorable instance.

Smith examines the wider picture, that of the UK constitution, the role of the lord chancellor and the need for reform. 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Partner joins family law team inLondon

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Private client division announces five new partners

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Banking and finance team welcomes partner in London

NEWS
The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings
Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
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