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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7831

08 March 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

That bereaved families have so little hope of obtaining legal aid for inquests is indicative of the UK’s broken system, says Jonathan Wheeler

In this month’s employment brief, Ian Smith examines the long shadow cast by the infamous ‘gay cake case’ & takes a look at some exceptions to the unfair dismissal rule

Aziz Rahman considers the implications of a possible increase in the use of unexplained wealth orders by enforcement agencies

In the first of a two-part series, Rawdon Crozier investigates ‘the Housing Act trap’…& plots a potential escape

Mark Pawlowski asks whether there is a duty to disclose the gruesome history of a house on the sale of a property

New CPR updates; pleading shorthand blessed; week’s pay fattened up; (no) time to pay.

In the first part of a series of three articles, Simon Parsons investigates judicial review of executive action

Geoffrey Bindman reflects on the life & career of Lord Birkenhead

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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
Transferring anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing supervision to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) could create extra paperwork and increase costs for clients, lawyers have warned 
In this week's NLJ, Bhavini Patel of Howard Kennedy LLP reports on Almacantar v De Valk [2025], a landmark Upper Tribunal ruling extending protection for leaseholders under the Building Safety Act 2022
Writing in NLJ this week, Hanna Basha and Jamie Hurworth of Payne Hicks Beach dissect TV chef John Torode’s startling decision to identify himself in a racism investigation he denied. In an age of ‘cancel culture’, they argue, self-disclosure can both protect and imperil reputations
As he steps down as Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Julian Flaux reflects on over 40 years in law, citing independence, impartiality and integrity as guiding principles. In a special interview with Grania Langdon-Down for NLJ, Sir Julian highlights morale, mentorship and openness as key to a thriving judiciary
Dinsdale v Fowell is a High Court case entangling bigamy, intestacy and modern family structures, examined in this week's NLJ by Shivi Rajput of Stowe Family Law
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