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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7515

23 May 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Covington & Burling has hired David Lorello as a partner to its global anti-corruption practice.

Law firm Prettys has announced three new appointments: Jon Bloor, Richard Guy and Roger White.

A former trainee at Harrison Clark, Chris Allen-Jones, has returned to the law firm as its sixth partner in the family law department.

Craig Budsworth, partner at Glaisyers Solicitors LLP, has been appointed as the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) member of the Civil Justice Council.

HLE blogger Lucy Corrin wonders if Rebecca Brooks can receive a fair trial

Illegal workers cannot claim race discrimination

Sparks fly over trainee solicitor salary drop

Legal walk is a massive success

Mediation market witnesses massive growth

LALY award shortlist announced

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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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