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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7381

05 August 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

The House of Lords has struck out a multi-million pound negligence claim against accounting firm Moore Stephens, in a major blow to third party litigation funding.

Mediators should be employed to ease tensions between police and protesters, the Joint Committee on Human Rights has recommended.

A career in law may not be guaranteed and students should think twice before committing to the profession, the Law Society has warned.

Laura West & Marianne Rivett explain why the tenancy deposit scheme is coming unstuck

The decision by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to bring forward government plans to review the compensation paid to injured armed forces personnel has been welcomed by lawyers.

Former Procul Harem member Matthew Fisher has won the right to receive future royalties for his copyright share in the iconic 1970s song

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Kingsley Napley—Claire Green

Kingsley Napley—Claire Green

Firm announces appointment of chief legal officer

Weightmans—Emma Eccles & Mark Woodall

Weightmans—Emma Eccles & Mark Woodall

Firm bolsters Manchester insurance practice with double partner appointment

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Partner joins family law team inLondon

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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