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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7383

03 September 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Kenneth Warner examines the ex turpi causa non oritur actio principle

Sometimes you should believe what you read in the papers, says Geoffrey Bindman

Stone & Rolls Ltd (in liquidation) v Moore Stephens (a firm) and another [2009] UKHL 39 All ER (D) 330 (Jul)

Ian Smith provides an update from
the courts

Susan Knox claims lawyers cannot ignore the omnipresent call of new technology

Seele Austria GmbH & Co KG v Tokio Marine Europe Insurance Ltd [2009] EWHC 2066 (TCC); [2009] All ER (D) 79 (Aug)

Catalyst Investment Group Ltd v Lewinsohn and others; Catalyst Investment Group Ltd and another v Lewinsohn and another; ARM Asset-Backed Securities SA v Lewinsohn and another [2009] EWHC 1964 (Ch); [2009] All ER (D) 34 (Aug)

Shell Egypt West Manzala GmbH and another v Dana Gas Egypt Ltd [2009] EWHC 2097 (Comm); [2009] All ER (D) 82 (Aug)

Jim Ennis Construction Limited v Premier Asphalt Limited [2009] EWHC 1906 (TCC); [2009] All ER (D) 29 (Aug)

Heald and others v Brent London Borough Council [2009] EWCA Civ 930; [2009] All ER (D) 157 (Aug)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Pillsbury—Lord Garnier KC

Pillsbury—Lord Garnier KC

Appointment of former Solicitor General bolsters corporate investigations and white collar practice

Hall & Wilcox—Nigel Clark

Hall & Wilcox—Nigel Clark

Firm strengthens international strategy with hire of global relations consultant

Slater Heelis—Sylviane Kokouendo & Shazia Ashraf

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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