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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7548

12 February 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

Sintons has promoted two of its lawyers—Alok Loomba and Chris Patton—to partner

Will secret courts become the "default" position in sensitive cases?

Top 50 law firm Weightmans has elected John Schorah as its new managing partner and Dan Cutts as its new senior partner

Study predicts growth of over 4%

QC failed to pay VAT

Business law firm, DWF, and leading professional indemnity practice, Fishburns LLP, have completed their merger

Brown Rudnick LLP has announced that Charles Froud has joined the firm as a senior associate in the London office

Law firms make progress on diversity & inclusion

Coroners may hold inquests outside their own districts

Halebury, the alternative law firm that acts for some of the biggest names in business and sport, has added three heavyweight solicitors to its team

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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