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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7603

17 April 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Proposal to restrict insurance providers could fuel market instability

Employers should avoid “copying and pasting” restrictive covenants into contracts in today’s fast-paced world.

Employment agency Reed is liable for up to £158m unpaid tax due on the salaries of thousands of temps it employed, after it lost its judicial review.

The keeping of the roll exercise is due to commence early next month, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced.

Personal injury sufferers in the UK face losses of thousands of pounds, as well as financial and emotional hardship, according to a new report.

Personal injury firms are “courting disaster” by routinely inflating success fees, a leading PI author has warned.

Five musicians who were replaced by a pre-recorded soundtrack for the London production of War Horse have failed in their High Court claim for reinstatement.

More than a quarter of all looked after children come from a small selection of mothers who have had multiple children removed.

Lord Justice Jackson, the main architect of recent civil litigation reforms, has responded to critics, who say the new regime has boosted costs and reduced access to justice.

Routinely inflating success fees to get the magic 25% is courting disaster, warns Jeff Zindani

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

West End firm strengthens employment and immigration team with partner hire

Sidley—Jeremy Trinder

Sidley—Jeremy Trinder

Global finance group strengthened by returning partner in London

NEWS
The controversial Courts and Tribunals Bill has passed its second reading by 304 votes to 203, despite concerted opposition from the legal profession
The presumption of parental involvement is to be abolished, the Lord Chancellor David Lammy has confirmed
A highly experienced chartered legal executive has been prevented from representing her client in financial remedies proceedings, in a case that highlights the continued fallout from Mazur
Plans to commandeer 50%-75% of the interest on lawyers’ client accounts to fund the justice system overlook the cost and administrative burden of this on small and medium law firms, CILEX has warned
Lawyers have been asked for their views on proposals to change the penalties for assaulting a police officer
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