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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7782

22 February 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Richard Harrison returns with Ten DR Commandments inspired by the 2018 Olivier award winner Hamilton

Police breached the human rights of two victims of serial rapist and black cab driver John Worboys, the Supreme Court has held.

A divorcee has lost her appeal against a ruling that she posted defamatory comments about her ex-husband on his new partner’s Facebook page.

Lack of representation will not usually justify a lower standard of compliance with rules

Claimant lawyers have voiced concerns after the Civil Justice Council set up a working group to look into introducing fixed recoverable costs for clinical negligence cases valued at £25,000 or less.

Peers began ten days of line-by-line scrutiny of the Brexit Bill this week, following a stormy Second Reading last month.

Taxpayers should exercise caution before taking part in a video tax appeal pilot, a leading solicitor has warned.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Pillsbury—Lord Garnier KC

Pillsbury—Lord Garnier KC

Appointment of former Solicitor General bolsters corporate investigations and white collar practice

Hall & Wilcox—Nigel Clark

Hall & Wilcox—Nigel Clark

Firm strengthens international strategy with hire of global relations consultant

Slater Heelis—Sylviane Kokouendo & Shazia Ashraf

Slater Heelis—Sylviane Kokouendo & Shazia Ashraf

Partner and associate join employment practice

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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