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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7442

18 November 2010
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MoJ cuts hammer civil legal aid

Government gives green light to Jackson plan

The master of the rolls and the solicitor general have launched a campaign urging lawyers to seek more “pro bono costs orders”.

The Court of Appeal has lifted an order preventing Howard Donald of Take That being named as the claimant in an injunction against his former girlfriend.

Courts are becoming “increasingly intolerant” of companies over e-disclosure failings and are imposing hefty sanctions.

The Institute of Legal Cashiers and Administrators (ILCA) has announced re-branding of the business name

The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) has announced the appointment of The Right Honourable Lady Justice Black DBE and The Honourable Mr Justice Bean as commissioners.

Davies Arnold Cooper LLP welcomes two new partners

Manches LLP has appointed new partners to its family law teams in both London and the Thames Valley.

John Cooper QC has been awarded the position of honorary visiting professor of law at Cardiff University.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Private client division announces five new partners

NEWS
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
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
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