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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7471

23 June 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Partner becomes fellow of association

Exchange Chambers confirms its partnership with Maxima LLP.

The government confirmed its implementation of Lord Justice Jackson’s civil litigation costs reforms in its Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

Justice Secretary introduces the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

Stronger safeguards are needed on extradition, the Joint Committee on Human Rights has warned.

New Law Journal wins the BIALL Legal Journals Award 2011

The number of business cartels signing up to the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) leniency programme nearly doubled last year.

Nearly two out of five businesses say they need more time to prepare for the Bribery Act.

Practising fee cut as Law Society reports surplus

A not-for-profit arbitration scheme has been launched for libel disputes.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Firm expands London disputes practice with senior partner hire

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Senior associate promotion strengthens real estate offering

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Leading patent litigator joins intellectual property team

NEWS
The government’s plan to introduce a Single Professional Services Supervisor could erode vital legal-sector expertise, warns Mark Evans, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, in NLJ this week
Writing in NLJ this week, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers argues that the ‘failure to prevent’ model of corporate criminal responsibility—covering bribery, tax evasion, and fraud—should be embraced, not resisted
Professor Graham Zellick KC argues in NLJ this week that, despite Buckingham Palace’s statement stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his styles, titles and honours, he remains legally a duke
Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'
In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains
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