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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7623

26 September 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Social housing expert appointed as partner at professional services firm

Bar Council report confirms “devastating” impact of LASPO on legal aid

The London Legal Support Trust supports art fair

Fault lines in family mediation

Online fraud set to dominate early 21st century legal agenda

Online fraud is the great legal challenge of the early 21st century, says John Cooper QC

Graham Lyons shares his reservations about the future of mediation in an open letter to the Rt Hon Simon Hughes MP*

Jessica Corsi examines how attitudes towards discrimination in the workplace are evolving

Kirstie Gibson considers the report of the Family Mediation Task Force & the Ministry of Justice’s response

Nicholas Asprey addresses the issues arising in claims against protesters

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper strengthens international disputes team with appointment of leading arbitration partner

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau strengthens trust and estates disputes team with new appointments

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law strengthens employment disputes and international advisory capability with senior associate appointment

NEWS
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
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