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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7700

27 May 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

The controversial judgment in Purrunsing deserves an airing in the Court of Appeal, says Steven O’Sullivan

Bank Mellat v HM Treasury [2016] EWCA Civ 452, [2016] All ER (D) 82 (May)

The House of Lords have questioned the constitutional implications of a British Bill of Rights, notes Michael Zander QC

In the first of two articles, Nicholas Bevan explains why he believes the MIB is liable for defects in the Road Traffic Act

Stephanie Pywell ponders some of the liability dilemmas facing UK law-makers at the dawn of the age of driverless cars

West Berkshire District Council and another v Department for Communities and Local Government [2016] EWCA Civ 441, [2016] All ER (D) 99 (May)

 

Judge describes “striking omission” of exclusion of ELD claims from fast track fixed costs

SRA initiative supports solicitors' mental health & wellbeing

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Firm expands London disputes practice with senior partner hire

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Senior associate promotion strengthens real estate offering

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Leading patent litigator joins intellectual property team

NEWS
The government’s plan to introduce a Single Professional Services Supervisor could erode vital legal-sector expertise, warns Mark Evans, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, in NLJ this week
Writing in NLJ this week, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers argues that the ‘failure to prevent’ model of corporate criminal responsibility—covering bribery, tax evasion, and fraud—should be embraced, not resisted
Professor Graham Zellick KC argues in NLJ this week that, despite Buckingham Palace’s statement stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his styles, titles and honours, he remains legally a duke
Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'
In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains
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