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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7406

25 February 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Anna FitzHerbert examines a freezing effect on disclosure

Tools of an oral hearing are not verbatim scripts, says Janna Purdie

Who needs a banker?; Exchange JS for Pt 8; At your service; Lietigation; The R factor; The late protection game

Jonathan Karas QC outlines the desired qualities of expert witnesses

Graham Hain explains the implications of Lord Jackson’s proposal for “concurrent evidence”

Is there appropriate certainty in mapping boundaries? asks Carl Calvert

Bilkus v Stockler Brunton (a firm)[2010] EWCA Civ 101, [2010] All ER (D) 182 (Feb)

Masefield AG v Amlin Corporate Member Ltd [2010] All ER (D) 210 (Feb)

Byers and others v Yacht Bull Corporation and another[2010] EWHC 133 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 217 (Feb)

Religious bodies need to temper emotion & abide by the general law, says Geoffrey Bindman

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

NEWS
Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
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