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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7432

09 September 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Claire Sanders reports on the complexities of high conflict cases

Khawar Qureshi QC reports on how fraud & corruption are dealt with in the arbitral process

Raggett v Society of Jesus Trust of 1929 for Roman Catholic Purposes [2010] EWCA Civ 1002, [2010] All ER (D) 116 (Aug)

R (on the application of Patel) v Lord Chancellor [2010] EWHC 2220 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 117 (Aug)

Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Inc [2010] EWCA Civ 998, [2010] All ER (D) 98 (Aug)

Why do lay judges get it wrong, asks Geoffrey Bindman

Third party funding on the rise among top 200 firms

New era sees claims from celebrities triple

Employees with workplace pension schemes could lose out when employers adapt to new pension rules, actuaries have warned.

The civil legal aid contract is to be extended by a month after the Law Society launched judicial review proceedings over the family legal aid tender.

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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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