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Issue: Vol 170, Issue 7870

17 January 2020
IN THIS ISSUE
Flavia Kenyon discusses the dangers of cyber espionage & global insecurity
"She has always been keen to highlight injustice, whether it was the prosecution of those who should not be prosecuted or the failure to prosecute those who should be prosecuted "
Matthew Hoe provides an update on disbursements in fixed costs cases
David Burrows on privacy, press freedom & the ‘Sussexes’
An exploration of the impact of intractable contact disputes & the remedies available to resolve them by Charlotte Purves & Dr Jo Stevenson
Rule change provides practitioners with more questions than answers, says Kris Mohindra
Roger Smith believes the devil is in the detail for  delivering online courts & justice
Proposed changes to sentencing for drugs offences to reflect ‘county lines’ operations, ‘cuckooing’ and other coercive practices have been revealed
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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