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Issue: Vol 170, Issue 7872

31 January 2020
IN THIS ISSUE
Law firms should embrace technology, flexible hours and remote working to break down barriers in the legal profession, the President of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) has said

The UK’s position as a primary global legal centre is not going to change with Brexit, but there are some short-term challenges that we should be braced to address, says David Greene

The LSLA’s ‘Brexit’ President, Julian Acratopulo, signs off with the hope that the profession continues to work towards establishing a modern, diverse & inclusive profession

Brice Dickson outlines the Supreme Court highlights for 2019

While Brexit has created unhelpful uncertainty for litigators & their clients, statistics suggest that international cases in London are on the rise & that the capital remains a primary global legal centre. But what about the future & wellbeing of the next generation of litigators & what should law firms be doing to ensure their teams are both diverse & inclusive? Grania Langdon-Down reports

Geoffrey Bindman QC highlights William Garrow’s unquestionable impact on criminal trials

The argument about legal costs in clinical negligence & personal injury litigation shows no sign of abating, says David Locke

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has launched a discussion paper, ‘Conveyancing 2030’, predicting huge change ahead as the administrative side of the role becomes automated
Law firms are failing to support their disabled employees, a major report has found
Progress on judicial diversity has been slow, according to a JUSTICE working party report published this month
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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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