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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7489

08 November 2011
IN THIS ISSUE
Simon Howarth Hailsham Chambers

Hailsham Chambers welcomes a new tenant, Simon Howarth, who joins from Crown Office Chambers.

10 November 2011
Neil Trayhurn Robin Simon LLP

Robin Simon LLP has appointed Neil Trayhurn as partner to their London office.

10 November 2011
Virgin Media legal panel

Virgin Media has announced the creation of its first legal panel from which it will engage law firms in 2012.

10 November 2011
Seven new equity partners Gide Loyrette Nouel

Gide Loyrette Nouel (GLN) has appointed seven new equity partners.

10 November 2011
Michael Peeters, Julitta Yates & Claire Reynolds DAC Beachcroft

The newly formed DAC Beachcroft has announced two internal partner promotions and a lateral hire.

10 November 2011
Matthew Bennett Olswang

Olswang has promoted Matthew Bennett to partner in the firm’s commercial group as part of its ongoing sector-focused strategy.

10 November 2011
The Co-operative Legal Services Family law market

The Co-operative Legal Services (CLS) has announced it is to enter the family law market.

10 November 2011
Tim Cox Best all round pensions lawyer

Linklaters partner, Tim Cox (pictured) has been voted the best all round pensions lawyer for the third year running in the annual survey of pensions lawyers, conducted by Pensions World magazine.

10 November 2011
Fears over Legal Aid Bill

Debate over controversial Bill labelled "an utter disgrace"

10 November 2011
Patent progression

Supreme Court follows European lead on gene patents

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
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NLJ this week: Traders’ convictions quashed in Libor shock
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
NLJ this week: Pro bono power without the red tape
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
NLJ this week: DNA evidence—justice on ice?
In this week's NLJ, Steven Ball of Red Lion Chambers unpacks how advances in forensic science finally unmasked Ryland Headley, jailed in 2025 for the 1967 rape and murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne. Preserved swabs and palm prints lay dormant for decades until DNA-17 profiling produced a billion-to-one match
NLJ this week: Small firms call for tech clarity as AI looms
Small law firms want to embrace technology but feel lost in a maze of jargon, costs and compliance fears, writes Aisling O’Connell of the Solicitors Regulation Authority in this week's NLJ
NLJ this week: Fraud claims climb as courts brace for AI threats
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
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