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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

Muckle LLP—Phoebe Gogarty

Muckle LLP—Phoebe Gogarty

North East firm welcomes employment specialist

Browne Jacobson—Colette Withey

Browne Jacobson—Colette Withey

Partner joins commercial and technology practice

Ellisons—Lizzy Firmin

Ellisons—Lizzy Firmin

Chief operating officer joins equity partnership

NEWS
NLJ columnist Stephen Gold dives into the quirks of civil practice, from the Court of Appeal’s fierce defence of form N510 to fresh reminders about compliance and interest claims, in this week's Civil Way
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB) has restated a fundamental truth, writes John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke, in this week's NLJ: only authorised persons can conduct litigation. The decision sparked alarm, but Gould stresses it merely confirms the Legal Services Act 2007
The government’s decision to make the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) the Single Professional Services Supervisor marks a watershed in the UK’s fight against money laundering, says Rebecca Hughes of Corker Binning in this week's NLJ. The FCA will now oversee 60,000 firms across legal and accountancy sectors—a massive expansion of remit that raises questions over resources and readiness 
The High Court's decision in Parfitt v Jones [2025] EWHC 1552 (Ch) provided a striking reminder of the need to instruct the right expert in retrospective capacity assessments, says Ann Stanyer of Wedlake Bell in NLJ this week
Paige Coulter of Quinn Emanuel reports on the UK’s first statutory definition of SLAPPs under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023in NLJ this week
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