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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7369

14 April 2009
IN THIS ISSUE
Government to retain innocent DNA

Lawyers hopeful government will be forced to change proposals after consultation

15 May 2009
Law in 101 words

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

14 May 2009 / Roderick Ramage
Religion—Human rights—Open air funerals

Ghai v Newcastle City Council (Ramgharia Gurdwara, Hitchin and another intervening) [2009] EWHC 978 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 68 (May)

14 May 2009
Adverse possession—River bed—Acquisition of title by squatter

Port of London Authority v Ashmore [2009] EWHC 954 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 74 (May), Chancery Division

14 May 2009
Jackson report counts the cost

Access to justice and fairness core to ambitious review of civil litigation costs

14 May 2009
QC selection working

Profession

14 May 2009
Between a rock & a hard place Premium Content

Are Northern Rock shares not worth a truffle? ask Paul Dacam & Harriet Dedman

14 May 2009 / Harriet Dedman / Paul Dacam
Lessons in without prejudice Premium Content

Peter Crampin QC & Simon Williams discuss the outcome & effect of Ofulue v Bossert

14 May 2009 / Simon Williams / Peter Crampin
Accidental malice Premium Content

Helen Wolstenholme reports on genuine accidents & deliberate contempt

14 May 2009 / Helen Wolstenholme
Taxing matters Premium Content

Peter Vaines reports on life, tax & quantitative pleasing

14 May 2009 / Peter Vaines
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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

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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

NEWS
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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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