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Simon Blain

Senior associate

Simon Blain, senior associate, Penningtons Manches Cooper

Senior associate

Simon Blain, senior associate, Penningtons Manches Cooper

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Unreliable evidence? Simon Blain reflects on the judgments & lessons of Owens v Owens

How far will the Supreme Court go as it tackles Owens v Owens, asks Simon Blain

The judiciary is expressing alarm at the unintended consequences of the family legal aid cuts, says Simon Blain

Are we edging towards a single, universally applicable, “test” of habitual residence? Simon Blain reports

Simon Blain digests some bread & butter cases

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Partner joins family law team inLondon

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Private client division announces five new partners

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Banking and finance team welcomes partner in London

NEWS
The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings
Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
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