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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7485

12 October 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Profession reacts to the arrival of “Tesco law”

Thomas Eggar LLP today has recruited James Pavey as partner with a focus on rural business and estates.

DWF has recruited partner Hilary Ross, a regulatory expert, to join its London office. Hilary is noted for her expertise in health and safety, food law as well as marketing and advertising.

Simmons & Simmons has appointed Juliet Reingold as its new head of energy and infrastructure.

Lord Phillips, President of the Supreme Court, has today announced that he will retire as the most senior judge in the UK at the end of this legal year.

Finers Stephens Innocent LLP has announced that Mark Stephens has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of directors at the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS)...

Nottingham based firm Rothera Dowson has retained its place in the Legal 500, receiving recommendations for seven areas of its work.

A Home Office ban on foreign spouses settling in the UK until they are 21 has been ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court

David Greene predicts how the profession will respond to (& survive) the law’s “Big Bang”

Stephen Hockman QC considers the future of human rights in the UK

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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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