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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7419

27 May 2010
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The Law Society has warned that the proposed £325m cuts to the Ministry of Justice budget, announced by the chancellor of the exchequer, must not diminish front line legal aid services.

The Law Society has endorsed The Association of British Investigators (ABI)

Ayesha Vardag family law solicitors has become Vardags in the wake of a string of high-profile wins for clients and rapid growth.

Naim Rahman of Duncan Lewis has won the Young Lawyer of the Year 2010 award at the Society of Asian Lawyers 15th Annual Ball.

Reform of the way tax law is made will be the priority for the new president of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT). Vincent Oratore took office at the Institute’s Annual General Meeting, when he succeeded Andrew Hubbard as president.

Wedlake Bell has promoted Edward Starling, head of its corporate rescue and restructuring team, to partner. Edward joined Wedlake Bell as a trainee in 2001, qualifying as a solicitor in 2003.

Muiris Lyons has become president of APIL.

Court of Appeal to decide whether or not laws are discriminatory

The minimum annual award for pupillage should be raised from £10,000 to £12,000.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

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
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
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
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
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
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
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