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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

Pillsbury—Lord Garnier KC

Pillsbury—Lord Garnier KC

Appointment of former Solicitor General bolsters corporate investigations and white collar practice

Hall & Wilcox—Nigel Clark

Hall & Wilcox—Nigel Clark

Firm strengthens international strategy with hire of global relations consultant

Slater Heelis—Sylviane Kokouendo & Shazia Ashraf

Slater Heelis—Sylviane Kokouendo & Shazia Ashraf

Partner and associate join employment practice

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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