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03 June 2020
Issue: 7889 / Categories: Legal News , Public , Criminal
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NLJ this week: Undercover inquiry

The public inquiry into the ‘spy cops’ scandal has so far struggled amid various concerns including about the suitability of the Chair, according to Mike Schwarz, partner at Hodge, Jones & Allen writing in NLJ this week

The Undercover Policing Inquiry began in 2015 and was intended to last three years. The scandal involved allegations of miscarriage of justice as well as revelations of undercover officers forming long-term relationships and fathering children with those they were spying on. Only a minority of the undercover officers’ names have been made public.

Schwarz, who is representing 100 of the core participants in the Inquiry, writes that there is still time for the inquiry to learn lessons, become more open and transparent, and change track.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise

NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
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Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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