THIS ISSUE

Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7307

07 February 2008

IN THIS ISSUE

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Sentencing

…and the cloud cuckoo land of legal nit-picking, by Geoffrey Bindman

Merging Firms, Benefits, Cultural Fit

In Brief :

Is the Commercial Court striking back? asks Khawar Qureshi QC

Haines v Hill and another [2007] EWCA Civ 1284, [2007] All ER (D) 56 (Dec)

Seamus Burns explores the legality of paired transplants

SUCCESS FEES,
DEFINITION OF BASE CHARGES,
DISPROPORTIONATE ACCRUAL OF COSTS

Finacial Services

Marc Beaumont questions the legality of SRA investigations and adjudications

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

NEWS

NLJ this week: Pro bono’s silver lining

Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice

NLJ this week: Wrong expert, costly exit

Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case

Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues

NLJ this week: Discounted damages, different costs

A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims

Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed