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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7479

01 September 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Celebrities turn their backs on defamation in favour of superinjunctions

Courts must rise above human rights “paranoia” says Clegg

Key terms and concepts within environmental legislation are often “ambiguous”, “opaque” or “provide potential for misunderstanding”

Court of Appeal rules that employers must look beyond the obvious risks

The Law Society has launched a telephone helpline to direct victims of the riots and looting to pro bono legal advice

CMS Cameron McKenna has launched a guide to bribery laws in the UK and overseas

A new training course for future judges is to run in November

A druid has lost his high court challenge to stop archaeologists investigating ancient human remains found at Stonehenge

Dominic Regan congratulates the victors in the Jackson reform lottery

Stephen Hockman QC considers the path to take in order to ease the UK’s constitutional tensions

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sharpe Pritchard—Victoria Heald-Barraclough

Sharpe Pritchard—Victoria Heald-Barraclough

Magic Circle hire strengthens Sharpe Pritchard’s infrastructure finance capability

Lewis Silkin—Iskander Fernandez

Lewis Silkin—Iskander Fernandez

Lewis Silkin adds corporate crime specialist to growing dispute resolution team

Morr & Co—Michael Charalambous

Morr & Co—Michael Charalambous

Morr Co strengthens private client team with partner appointment

NEWS
Should every solicitor found to have acted dishonestly face automatic striking off? The answer, argues John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke LLP in NLJ this week, is no 
Winning an arbitral award against a state is one thing; enforcing it is another
Can government success in court tell us whether the rule of law is healthy? 
Poorly drafted dispute resolution clauses can trigger litigation before the real dispute is even addressed
As cryptocurrency becomes mainstream, family lawyers are increasingly confronting the challenges it creates on divorce
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