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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7489

08 November 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Jon Robins reflects on the controversial Legal Aid Bill as it makes its way to the House of Lords

Dominic Regan sails into the latest developments on costs in Trafigura

Chris Bryden & Michael Salter examine the attempts to control the use of social media in the workplace

Dorothea Gartland examines recent developments surrounding public law for children

Gerard McDermott QC revisits Rome II, considering Homawoo & the opinion of Advocate General Mengozzi

James Naylor digs deeper into the events surrounding the Dale Farm evictions

The case of Steven Neary demonstrates that public bodies must know their place, says Tim Spencer-Lane

Michael Tringham reports on families—& royalties

The slip rule has been subject to repeated misunderstanding, Maria Kell observes its revival

David Burrows & John Eames continue their review of how & when the errors of Upper Tribunal judges can be checked

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

NEWS
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
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