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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7392

05 November 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Part two: agreements to negotiate, are they enforceable? ask Antonio Bueno QC & Deborah Tompkinson

Councils into forced marriages; unfair shock; and credit reference peril

Timothy Dutton QC considers the impact of the Legal Services Act on the independent Bar

What options do you have when your opponent fabricates evidence? Stuart Paterson & Gareth Keillor

Re Sigma Finance Corporation [2009] UKSC 2

Authors: Spencer Keen & Richard Oulton

R (on the application of L) v Metropolitan Police Commissioner (secretary of state for the Home Department and another intervening) [2009] UKSC 3

Potential for up to two years in prison if government plans receive go ahead

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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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