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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7630

14 November 2014

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"No political will or money” for independent accrediting body

Proposals for the SRA’s compensation fund to meet uninsured firms’ negligence claims seem oddly familiar, says Philip McCormack

The Bear Scotland decision could have been worse for employers, says Jessica Corsi

When & how should the Ogden reduction factor be discounted, asks David Regan

What’s the point of the Human Rights Act? Michael Zander on an important lecture by Dinah Rose QC

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

NEWS

NLJ this week: Pro bono’s silver lining

Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice

NLJ this week: Wrong expert, costly exit

Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case

Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues

NLJ this week: Discounted damages, different costs

A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims

Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed