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Issue: Vol 166, Issue 7711

12 August 2016
IN THIS ISSUE

National Aids Trust v National Health Service Commissioning Board (NHS England) [2016] EWHC 2005 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 19 (Aug)

Chris Pamplin looks at the issues that can arise when a report written in contemplation of civil proceedings gets drawn into criminal proceedings

Moreno v Motor Insurers’ Bureau [2016] UKSC 52, [2016] All ER (D) 17 (Aug)

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. v Cottonex Anstalt [2016] EWCA Civ 789, [2016] All ER (D) 159 (Jul)

Beaumont and another v Ferrer [2016] EWCA Civ 768, [2016] All ER (D) 30 (Aug)

How did the UK develop from an autocratic monarchy to a representative democracy where human rights are generally upheld, asks Geoffrey Bindman QC

The Christian Institute and others v The Lord Advocate [2016] UKSC 51, [2016] All ER (D) 156 (Jul)

Donny Surtani & Nick Chapman examine the increasing predictability of jurisdiction in EU tort cases & the impact of Universal Music International Holding BV v Schilling

R (on the application of XH and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWHC 1898 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 166 (Jul)

In the first of an occasional series, Michael Zander reviews the House of Lords’ debate on Brexit

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
In this week's NLJ, Steven Ball of Red Lion Chambers unpacks how advances in forensic science finally unmasked Ryland Headley, jailed in 2025 for the 1967 rape and murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne. Preserved swabs and palm prints lay dormant for decades until DNA-17 profiling produced a billion-to-one match
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
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