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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7478

10 July 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Is low cost dispute resolution the way forward for IP law, asks Jane Foulser McFarlane

Mediation is the future—look on it as a great opportunity, says Martin Burns

Siobhan Baillie joins Blandy & Blandy’s family team as a solicitor.

Faegre & Benson LLP has recruited Mary Shields, who joins the firm as an associate in the corporate practice in London.

The London Legal Support Trust and i-Probono have taken up residence at the National Pro Bono Centre, joining the Bar Pro Bono Unit, LawWorks, ILEX Pro Bono and the Access to
Justice Foundation.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has appointed disputes partner Juliet Blanch as head of international arbitration

Halsbury's Law Exchange blogger Tom Hennessey traces the phases of the London riots

Do not delay in seeking damages advises expert

Wide-ranging reforms are to be introduced to copyright law, including the launch of a digital copyright exchange in the UK

Civil Justice Council say MoJ court plans would “fetter” access

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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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