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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

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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