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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7696

29 April 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

In the second part of a two part series, David Branson reports on the end of a century old overlap between civil and criminal liability in health and safety

Re the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Case I) [2016] EWHC 791 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 70 (Apr)

8 Representative Claimants and others v MGN Ltd [2016] EWHC 855 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 127 (Apr)

Auzins v Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Latvia [2016] EWHC 802 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 93 (Apr)

Henrietta Mason & Paola Fudakowska provide a wills & probate update

Amber Melville-Brown navigates a strange new world for media lawyers

The Panama Papers scandal could have a positive impact for private client lawyers, says Carla Brown

Longest inquest in British legal history concludes 27 years after tragedy

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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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