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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7464

05 May 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Weightmans LLP has continued its expansion with the hire of partner Sandra Jones.

Clifford Chance has announced the election of 23 lawyers to its partnership...

Moore Blatch Solicitors has promoted senior solicitor, Joyce Bradbeer, to partner taking the firms total number of partners to 25.

DWF has increased its private client presence with the launch of a family practice in London and the appointment of family lawyer, Mary-Ann Wright.

Khawar Qureshi QC examines the legality of the UN’s stance on Libya

Selecting QCs on the basis of advocacy skills is unfit for purpose says new honorary silk, Geoffrey Bindman

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

Practitioners should be wary of ignoring the enduring lessons of Salford v Mullen, says Jon Holbrook

Michael Salter & Chris Bryden report on the recent flurry of reforms introduced to UK employment law

David Burrows examines costs & appeals under the Family Procedure Rules 2010

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Winckworth Sherwood—Rubianka Winspear

Winckworth Sherwood—Rubianka Winspear

Real estate and construction energy offering boosted by partner hire

Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh

Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh

Firm bolsters real estate team with partner hire in Birmingham

Shakespeare Martineau—Serena Eddy

Shakespeare Martineau—Serena Eddy

London restructuring team strengthened by legal director appointment

NEWS
A wave of housing and procedural reforms is set to test the limits of tribunal capacity. In his latest Civil Way column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold charts sweeping change as the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 begins biting
Plans to reduce jury trials risk missing the real problem in the criminal justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, David Wolchover of Ridgeway Chambers argues the crown court backlog is fuelled not by juries but weak cases slipping through a flawed ‘50%’ prosecution test
Emerging technologies may soon transform how courts determine truth in deeply personal disputes. In this week's NLJ, Madhavi Kabra of 1 Hare Court and Harry Lambert of Outer Temple Chambers explore how neurotechnology could reshape family law
A controversial protest case has reignited debate over the limits of free expression. In NLJ this week, Nicholas Dobson examines a Quran-burning incident testing public order law
The courts have drawn a firm line under attempts to extend arbitration appeals. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed of the University of Leicester highlights that if the High Court refuses permission under s 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996, that is the end
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