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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7531

26 September 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Churchill Insurance Company Ltd v Wilkinson; Evans v Equity Claims Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1166, [2012] All ER (D) 157 (Aug)

Embracing technology: are you ready for the big bang next year, asks HH Judge Simon Brown QC

Chris Pamplin considers revised guidance for expert witnesses & those who instruct them

James Wilson recounts an early privacy action with a twist at the heart of the case

Mark Solon follows a multi-billion pound law suit as it unfolds

Sam Cherry provides an update on chancel repair liability & addresses
a medieval anomaly...

Online technology is saving firms time & money, says Paul Sachs

On 1 October, a new small claims track will be introduced at the Patents County Court to deal with low-value and uncomplicated intellectual property claims.

The role and conduct of solicitors involved in legal proceedings afer the Hillsborough disaster is to be investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

Lawyers have welcomed the launch of research into the ethics of medical education events sponsored by the life sciences industry.

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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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