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Issue: Vol 173, Issue 8023

05 May 2023
IN THIS ISSUE
Dominic Raab has resigned (again) but will the Bill of Rights Bill go too? NLJ columnist Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC hopes so. 
Senior litigation lawyer Pauline Campbell, writing in this week’s NLJ, sets out some of her personal experience of diversity and access after 17 years in the legal profession. 
Government statistics on fly-tipping (more than a million reported incidents per year) ‘make unedifying reading’, writes Neil Parpworth, of Leicester De Montfort Law School, in this week’s NLJ. But is the law doing anything to curb this disgusting British habit?
The courts expect greater cooperation from parties on disclosure and judges are imposing tougher sanctions for non-compliance. 
Does Dominic Raab’s departure finally spell the end for the Bill of Rights Bill? Geoffrey Bindman KC urges the government to undo the lurking threat to human rights protection
With the courts confirming there is no way to define an ‘expert’ in family proceedings, Sarah Keily stresses the need for caution until change is effected
Baroness Casey’s review into the Metropolitan Police: Hannah Disselbeck considers some learning points for investigators
Philip Munro & Phineas Hirsch examine the proposed use of a trust in relation to international sanctions laws, & the issues that a trustee might face
Are government plans for enforcement on fly-tipping likely to have an impact? Neil Parpworth examines the scale of the fly-tipping plague
Do health & safety duties in the workplace pave the way for failure to prevent fraud? Tom McNeill sets out the possible routes ahead
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Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Partner joins family law team inLondon

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Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Private client division announces five new partners

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Banking and finance team welcomes partner in London

NEWS
The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings
Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
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