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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7330

17 July 2008
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Statwatch

Legal news update

24 July 2008
COURT OF APPEAL—PRACTICE— FILES FOR APPEAL HEARING

Leofelis SA and another v Lonsdale Sports Ltd and others [2008] EWCA Civ 640, [2008] All ER (D) 87 (Jul)

17 July 2008
SHIPPING—TIME CHARTERPARTY —LAST VOYAGE

Transfield Shipping Inc of Panama v Mercator Shipping Inc of Monrovia; The Achilleas [2008] UKHL 48, [2008] All ER (D) 117 (Jul)

17 July 2008
FIFA quotas ruled offside? Premium Content

Is FIFA's proposal to introduce a quota on foreign nationals in club football legal? Richard Williams and Alex Haffner report

17 July 2008 / Richard Williams / Alex Haffner
An adequate plug? Premium Content

Richard Burger reports on the FSA's efforts to stop the leak of inside information from the unregulated sector

17 July 2008 / Richard Burger
The client crunch Premium Content

Emma Kaye reports on how uncertain market conditions are intensifying pressure on law firms

17 July 2008 / Emma Kaye
Gage breaks mould

In brief

17 July 2008
No=Maybe=Yes Premium Content

Seamus Burns considers whether or not the Irish “no vote” means the Lisbon Treaty is confirmed dead

17 July 2008 / Seamus Burns
Falling in line with the law Premium Content

Should adults who are injured after deliberately putting themselves at risk expect to be compensated? Kris Lines and Jon Heshka report

17 July 2008 / Jon Heshka / Kris Lines
Complaints handling

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17 July 2008
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

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NLJ this week: Traders’ convictions quashed in Libor shock
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
NLJ this week: Pro bono power without the red tape
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
NLJ this week: DNA evidence—justice on ice?
In this week's NLJ, Steven Ball of Red Lion Chambers unpacks how advances in forensic science finally unmasked Ryland Headley, jailed in 2025 for the 1967 rape and murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne. Preserved swabs and palm prints lay dormant for decades until DNA-17 profiling produced a billion-to-one match
NLJ this week: Small firms call for tech clarity as AI looms
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
NLJ this week: Fraud claims climb as courts brace for AI threats
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
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