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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7503

29 February 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

John McQuater, head of litigation and partner at Atherton Godfrey, has been appointed by the Law Society as a personal injury assessor.

Birketts LLP has appointed Oliver Crichton as senior associate in its commercial property department in Ipswich and solicitor Laura Burke to its employment team in Chelmsford.

Fladgate LLP has recruited David Weare as partner.

The Hill Dickinson insurance business team is expanding, hiring former DAC and Dewey & Lebeouf partner Nik Rochez to work in its London office.

Court of Appeal makes landmark decision on the award of costs to minors

Latest silk round appointments announced

Research highlights lack of female partners in law firms

Lawyers must be aware of possible media backlash when instructing clients

SRA set to announce first alternative business structure

Insufficient link between chronic fatigue syndrome & work-related stress

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Firm expands London disputes practice with senior partner hire

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Senior associate promotion strengthens real estate offering

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Leading patent litigator joins intellectual property team

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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