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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7446

15 December 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Dolmans has announced the promotion of two of its solicitors Judith Blades and Jennifer Cottle to associate.

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and Hammonds are combining

Property lawyer David Rayner has joined the commercial property team as a partner at Birkett Long LLP.

This year’s 2010 JUSTICE Human Rights Awards were presented last week by Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, the chair of JUSTICE’s council.

Elements of the WikiLeaks’ saga bring back memories...

An issue that has been debated since before the inception of the UK Supreme Court is the form in which judgments are delivered.

Ian Smith sees out the year with some hybrid perennials

Edward Floyd highlights the difficulty of revisiting ancillary relief orders

Nina Unthank reports on why & how military veterans lost their latest battle

Reforming the CRC: A case of “If it ain’t broke…then break it!”? asks Owen Lomas

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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
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
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
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
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
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising the law, but its misuse could wreck cases and careers, warns Clare Arthurs of Penningtons Manches Cooper in this week's NLJ
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