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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7428

29 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

A large contingent of practices depend wholly or mainly upon personal injury litigation and many people have asked me recently where Jackson will lead them

What do the new EU bonus rules mean for business, asks Juliet Carp

R (on the application of Zarzour) v London Borough of Hillingdon [2009] EWCA Civ 1529, [2010] All ER (D) 223 (Jul)

Contraception, mental capacity & state intervention. Jonathan Herring reports

Perrins v Holland [2010] EWCA Civ 840, [2010] All ER (D) 210 (Jul)

R (on the application of Green) v Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions [2010] EWHC 1278 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 192 (Jul)

Richard Castle & John Castle believe it’s time leases moved with the times

Malcolm Dowden discusses the relationship between common law & the statutory cap on dilapidations

Has Part 36 spawned its own cottage industry? Matthew Caton & Clare Arthurs report

Paul Smethurst examines the impact & implications of the new Bribery Act

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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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