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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7493

08 December 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Pollyanna Deane joins Simmons & Simmons as a partner in its corporate and commercial group from January.

Pritchard Englefield has announced the recruitment of Sarah Jones from Stephenson Harwood as an assistant solicitor

DWF has recruited Adam Nell, who will be joining as a partner specialising in construction and engineering in its real estate group

Murray Armes, a member of ArbDB, the International Arbitration and Dispute Board Chambers, has been appointed as secretary...

Olswang has announced the appointment of Thomas Lynker as a partner in its Munich office.

Four of the country’s most eminent lawyers were presented with honorary doctor of laws degrees at The College of Law’s degree congregation.

Glaisyers Solicitors LLP welcomes two new additions to its legal team with the appointment of trainee solicitors, Daniel Wilford and Christian Chapman.

Thomas Eggar LLP has appointed senior associate James Letchford to its London property team.

Impressive performance by women in recent JAC rounds

Controversial reforms to civil & family law delayed until spring 2013

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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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