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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7411 & 7412

01 April 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Rebecca Huxley-Binns explains the importance of mooting

Geoffrey Bindman says there must be no hiding place for war criminals & torturers

A coalition of Heathrow expansion objectors has won a High Court victory after Lord Justice Carnwarth ruled the government’s plan to build a third runway was “untenable”.

The new president of the Association of District Judges (ADJ) has called for all district judges to be trained in mediation.

The master of the rolls has called for “greater consistency” in case management among judges to reduce costs in civil litigation.

More panel members appointed as employment disputes rise

Protection of investigative journalism high on the agenda

Seamus Smyth, senior partner at Carter Lemon Camerons LLP has been elected president of London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA).

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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
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
Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
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