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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7428

29 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Steven O’Sullivan advocates the policy of notification, notification, notification

Daniel Greenberg laments the introduction of nonsense legislation

John Kyriacou has been appointed partner in Penningtons’ London office, joining its clinical negligence team.

Commercial litigation specialist Richard Slaven is to join Pinsent Masons as a partner along with Mike Edge, who joins the firm as head of the property team.

Malcolm Davis-White QC of 4 Stone Buildings was elected as the new chairman of the Chancery Bar Association at the Association’s AGM earlier this month.

Matt Hutchings has joined 2-3 Gray’s Inn Square as a member of its civil litigation, property, housing, local government and public law groups.

Derek Walsh has joined global insurer RSA as its new general counsel.

A Dutch court has found multinational, Trafigura, guilty of delivering hazardous waste to Amsterdam while concealing the true nature of the load

Ministry announcement expected in the Autumn

Reform of tribunal system high on agenda as claims soar

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown

Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown

Withers drives further growth in its UK immigration team with new partner Sophie Barrett-Brown

Venus Legal—Esther Amoako

Venus Legal—Esther Amoako

Venus Legal invests in next generation of legal talent as specialist litigation practice grows

Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith

Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith

Fisher Phillips continues momentum in London with arrival of Catrina Smith

NEWS
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
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