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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7494

13 December 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Does the government’s new schedule for legal aid reform provide hope or just delay? Carol Storer reports

Voluntary legal advice providers will bear the brunt of funding cuts, says Jon Robins

Tom Walker shares a cautionary tale or two about “protected conversations”

Ian Smith pays homage to the Law of Sod

Kim Beatson & Lehna Hewitt review the court’s approach to asset sharing & brief encounters

Injured claimants should not be subsidising the insurance industry, says Karl Tonks

John Summers & Elizabeth Fitzgerald examine two recent judgments that challenge long-established property law rules

Justice v security: has the government got the balance right? Victoria Oakes & Alex Odell review the evidence

Is state immunity a “get out of jail” card for sovereign debtors, asks George Walton

Withers LLP v Langbar International Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1419, [2011] All ER (D) 22 (Dec)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Slater Heelis—Oliver Banks

Slater Heelis—Oliver Banks

Manchester firm strengthens Court of Protection expertise with partner hire

Talbots Law—Sara Pickerin & Nicholas Playford

Talbots Law—Sara Pickerin & Nicholas Playford

Agricultural law team expands with senior director appointments

Kingsley Napley—Claire Green

Kingsley Napley—Claire Green

Firm announces appointment of chief legal officer

NEWS
Family lawyers have welcomed government plans to repeal the presumption of parental involvement from the Children Act 1989, but emphasised the need for each case to be determined on its facts
Transferring anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing supervision to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) could create extra paperwork and increase costs for clients, lawyers have warned 
Defendant lawyers are ‘routinely dangling’ the prospect of a fundamental dishonesty argument ‘as a tactic to instil fear and to discourage’ claimants, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has warned.
Criminal silk Richard Wright KC will lead an urgent independent review of stalking laws, the Home Office has announced
Wills disputes have surged 61% in five years as relatives grow more willing to fight legal battles over larger inheritance pots
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