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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7461 + 7462

14 April 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Geoffrey Bindman recounts life as Sue Grabbit & Runne

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) has published the list of panel deputies it has appointed.

Olswang welcomes David Bunker, Victoria Gaskell, Simone Ketchell, Ruth Marken and Mat Speed from 1 May.

Damian White has joined HBJ claim solutions, as a partner specialising in employer and public liability cases in their Glasgow office.

A joint team from The College of Law in York and University of York Law School have demonstrated their advocacy skills by winning the Beachcroft Mooting Shield.

Aggressive or misleading trading acts to be outlawed

Solution to improve workload issues is to increase the judiciary

New measures to improve procedures for handling mesothelioma and other disease compensation claims have come into effect.

A campaign to reduce the burden on solicitors of the money laundering regulations has taken a major step forward, according to the Law Society.

A county court judge’s exercise of discretion in deciding a sensitive relocation case cannot be interfered with unless there is a “sufficient error of law” in the balancing exercise, the Court of Appeal has held.

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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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