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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7372

04 June 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Jennifer James on lies, damned lies & expenses claims

Susan Knox explores the role played by electronically stored information in contemporary legal practice

John Stacey-Hibbert believes staff are a firm's second greatest asset

News in brief

Susan Nash examines a variety of recent human rights cases

The draft Bribery Bill is a step in the right direction, say Justin Michaelson & Andrew Berkeley

Bank charge—Shares in subsidiary pledged to bank as security—Charterparty between parent charterer and shipowner exempting charterer’s subsidiaries from liability—Whether pledge to bank altering status of subsidiary in charterparty

Professional misconduct

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

International fraud and asset recovery offering boosted by partner hire

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire

NEWS
Cheshire West, which established an ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty safeguards, has been overturned by the Supreme Court
The Chancery Division and other segments of the High Court are to be replaced by a new Business and Property Division (BPD), in a major civil justice shakeup
Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week
Two district judges and a tribunal judge have been sanctioned for delays in delivering judgments and orders
Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker
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