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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7542

13 December 2012

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Jon Robins follows the furore over regulation in the legal fraternity

Should there be concern over the fairness of the Hillsborough panel’s procedures, asks Michael Uberoi

The UK should repeal HRA 1998 & withdraw from the European Convention, says Alec Samuels

Ian Smith reviews recent employment law decisions

As the legal profession undergoes inevitable change, so too does the role of its dedicated experts. Alex de Moller talks to 2012’s award-winning expert firm Trevor Gilbert & Associates

Edward Floyd examines how the Family Division has pierced the corporate veil

Karl Tonks makes the case for independent legal advice in personal injury cases

Danny McFadden on the increasing popularity of mediation in Hong Kong

Intransigence has no place at the mediation table, says Steven O’Sullivan

Afolabi v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2012] EWHC 3502 (Admin), [2012] All ER (D) 25 (Dec)

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DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

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NLJ this week: DNA evidence—justice on ice?

In this week's NLJ, Steven Ball of Red Lion Chambers unpacks how advances in forensic science finally unmasked Ryland Headley, jailed in 2025 for the 1967 rape and murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne. Preserved swabs and palm prints lay dormant for decades until DNA-17 profiling produced a billion-to-one match

NLJ this week: Fraud claims climb as courts brace for AI threats

Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes

NLJ this week: Pro bono power without the red tape

Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Trans pool player loses discrimination fight

Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Traders’ convictions quashed in Libor shock

The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement

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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7542

MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan