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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7562

30 May 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Roger Smith casts an eye over the comings & goings in the legal world

Philip Henson reviews the government consultation on fee remissions for the courts & tribunals

Ian Smith considers spent convictions, TUPE transfer affected employees & the enforceability of collective agreements

International comity prevents disclosure of prosecution documents in family proceedings, as David Burrows reports

Jonathan Aspinall reports from the Court of Appeal on hesitation, liability and costs

Big matches in tenancy litigation, the guest list from hell & beware the client

Hide v The Steeplechase Co (Cheltenham) Ltd and others [2013] EWCA Civ 545

Shindler v United Kingdom (App No 19840/09) [2013] ECHR 19840/09, [2013] All ER (D) 239 (May)

IG Markets Ltd v Crinion and another [2013] EWCA Civ 587, [2013] All ER (D) 272 (May)

DR v GR and others [2013] EWHC 1196 (Fam), [2013] All ER (D) 230 (May)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

NEWS
Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
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