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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7523

17 July 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Steven O’Sullivan warns of the dangers of fraudster clients

Chris Pamplin reports on some initial findings about expert evidence given concurrently from the “hot tub”

Jennifer James examines the controversy surrounding the Olympic Games

HLE blogger Geraldine Morris examines the approach to religion in family proceedings

Law journalist and legal commentator, Joshua Rozenberg, has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from Nottingham Law School

Arphinder Dillon, Michael Stokes and Inez Brown have been promoted to partners in Harrison Clark’s Worcester offices

Cary Olsen has announced some senior appointments across the board

Scott Rees has appointed two multilingual trainee paralegals

Catherine Elliot has been employed by Clarke Willmott to aid the private client growth from its office in Birmingham

Roger Smith rounds up recent human rights developments

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

NEWS
Pension sharing orders (PSOs) have quietly reached their 25th anniversary, yet remain stubbornly underused. Writing in NLJ this week, Joanna Newton of Stowe Family Law argues that this neglect risks long-term financial harm, particularly for women
A school ski trip, a confiscated phone and an unauthorised hotel-room entry culminated in a pupil’s permanent exclusion. In this week's issue of NLJ, Nicholas Dobson charts how the Court of Appeal upheld the decision despite acknowledged procedural flaws
Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
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