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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

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
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
Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
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