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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7279

28 June 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

YL v Birmingham City Council and others [2007] UKHL 27, [2007] All ER (D) 207 (Jun)

R (on the application of Pereira) v Inner South London Coroner [2007] All ER (D) 137 (Jun)

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Bunney v Burns Anderson plc [2007] EWHC 1240 (Ch), [2007] All ER (D) 451 (May)

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Molestation goes criminal
The new status symbol
Medical report fees
Unless undressed
The Ogden Tables: by the brainy for the stupid

The Law Society is to appoint a pro bono co-ordinator to champion lawyers’ pro bono activity at home and abroad.

Practitioners need to avoid subjectivity when evaluating the merits of disputed will claims, says Ian Johnson

Contact your broker early if you are considering a merger this year, say Nick Pointon and Mark Langley-Sowter

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Payne Hicks Beach—Craig Parrett

Payne Hicks Beach—Craig Parrett

Insolvency and restructuring practice welcomes new partner

Muckle LLP—Phoebe Gogarty

Muckle LLP—Phoebe Gogarty

North East firm welcomes employment specialist

Browne Jacobson—Colette Withey

Browne Jacobson—Colette Withey

Partner joins commercial and technology practice

NEWS
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB) has restated a fundamental truth, writes John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke, in this week's NLJ: only authorised persons can conduct litigation. The decision sparked alarm, but Gould stresses it merely confirms the Legal Services Act 2007
The government’s decision to make the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) the Single Professional Services Supervisor marks a watershed in the UK’s fight against money laundering, says Rebecca Hughes of Corker Binning in this week's NLJ. The FCA will now oversee 60,000 firms across legal and accountancy sectors—a massive expansion of remit that raises questions over resources and readiness 
The High Court's decision in Parfitt v Jones [2025] EWHC 1552 (Ch) provided a striking reminder of the need to instruct the right expert in retrospective capacity assessments, says Ann Stanyer of Wedlake Bell in NLJ this week
Paige Coulter of Quinn Emanuel reports on the UK’s first statutory definition of SLAPPs under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023in NLJ this week
NLJ columnist Stephen Gold dives into the quirks of civil practice, from the Court of Appeal’s fierce defence of form N510 to fresh reminders about compliance and interest claims, in this week's Civil Way
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