THIS ISSUE
Issues of admissibility & attribution in encrypted communications will become increasingly common, Thomas Schofield predicts
Applying stringent security standards to enterprise search is essential for a law firm’s data protection strategy, as Carlos García-Egocheaga explains
Neil Parpworth sheds light on the policing of coronations & Royal weddings
High buildings such as the Shard are dramatic but the planning can be highly political, writes Beth Gascoyne
Due to advances in research, technology, and techniques, AlphaBiolabs can now offer alcohol testing for head hair samples that are just 1cm in length
Getting justice or getting even? Stephen Shaw examines the role of jealousy in settling disputes & how best to tackle it
Athelstane Aamodt considers whether the US Constitution can put the brakes on the Trump campaign
Ian Smith unpacks Agnew…the long awaited decision of the Supreme Court claiming unpaid holiday pay from yesteryears
Fleur Turrington, Jennifer Clarke & Aimee Cook believe the new Act represents an opportunity for increased transparency
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Pillsbury—Lord Garnier KC
Appointment of former Solicitor General bolsters corporate investigations and white collar practice
Hall & Wilcox—Nigel Clark
Firm strengthens international strategy with hire of global relations consultant
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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