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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7390

20 October 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Are the advertising operations of
internet search engines in the balance? Nick Rose & Louisa Albertini report

Should the smallest boy in the park give up his ball to the biggest? ask Dr Russell Richardson & Dr Richard Burnley

Malcolm Dowden unravels the complexities of enforcing restrictive covenants in building schemes

Will a stricter regime for experts mark the end of forum shopping & increase the level of professionalism? Mark Solon reports

Star move Three’s company at Davies Arnold Cooper

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has appointed Pearn Kandola, a firm of business psychologists, to carry out research into why black and minority ethnic (BME) solicitors are over-represented in its regulatory decisions.

The Ministry of Justice is consulting on proposals to close 21 underused courts.

The Queen has officially opened Britain’s new Supreme Court, in a ceremony attended by chief justices from around the world.

Legal executives are to be graded according to a new set of standards.

Optimism is riding high at law school, with 70% of students undaunted by the recession and standing by their long-term goal of becoming a partner or a judge.

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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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