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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7458

24 March 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Barlow Robbins LLP has appointed Philip Stephenson as head of company commercial.

The Law Society is to work closely with newly appointed chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), Christopher Stephens, to help increase the number of solicitors appointed to the judiciary.

LSLA signature twice-yearly series of lectures gets underway in May.

John Evans has joined Fulbright & Jaworski International LLP’s disputes and investigations practice in London as a partner.

DWF has appointed Christopher Ryan as a commercial insurance partner.

New commission to investigate UK Bill of Rights

Court hearings should be televised, according to Lord Neuberger

Totipotent cells, which carry within them the potential to evolve into complete human beings, are human embryos and therefore not patentable, according to an Advocate General’s Opinion.

The Law Society has expressed disappointment that the Legal Services Commission will not provide a structured compensation package for firms that lost out in the 2010 family law tender round.

Proposed impact of civil legal aid cuts “based on out of date figures”

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

NEWS
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
In Ward v Rai, the High Court reaffirmed that imprecise points of dispute can and will be struck out. Writing in NLJ this week, Amy Dunkley of Bolt Burdon Kemp reports on the decision and its implications for practitioners
Could the Supreme Court’s ruling in R v Hayes; R v Palombo unintentionally unsettle future complex fraud trials? Maia Cohen-Lask of Corker Binning explores the question in NLJ this week
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