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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7498

24 January 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Secretary of State for Justice v RB and another [2011] EWCA Civ 1608, [2012] All ER (D) 92 (Jan)

Deputy Chief Legal Ombudsman v French [2012] All ER (D) 85 (Jan)

Legal Services Commission v Loomba; Legal Services Commission v Ulasi; Legal Services Commission v Carter and others [2012] EWHC 29 (QB), [2012] All ER (D) 58 (Jan)

Viv Williams & Phil Jepson tap into the merger discussions sweeping the legal profession...

Chris Pamplin debates the disclosability of pre-action expert reports

The psychological turmoil of breast implant removal & retention, by Hugh Koch Associates

Catherine Gannon trumpets the business benefits of outsourcing

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

Law commissioner advocates breach of contract as solution to implant scandal

Bracewell Law has hired Gareth Pope to its commercial litigation team. He joins from Mayer Brown International LLP.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Maryam Syed KC, Church Court Chambers

NLJ Career Profile: Maryam Syed KC, Church Court Chambers

From childhood dreams of the Bar to some of the country's most challenging cases, Maryam Syed KC explains why she has never stopped standing up for others

DAC Beachcroft—Richard Breavington, Rachel Ford & Daniel Guilfoyle

DAC Beachcroft—Richard Breavington, Rachel Ford & Daniel Guilfoyle

DAC Beachcroft significantly expands Cyber team, hiring three Cyber partners

Browne Jacobson—Professor Clive Kay

Browne Jacobson—Professor Clive Kay

Browne Jacobson appoints senior healthcare leader Professor Clive Kay as strategic adviser

NEWS
As family justice moves further away from the courtroom, collaborative law is emerging as an increasingly important route to resolving separation disputes
A busy period for employment law is producing important lessons for employers, employees and tribunals alike
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

How forcefully can a litigant criticise a public authority before robust advocacy crosses the line into unreasonable conduct? 
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