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Affifa Farrukh & John F Mayberry argue the case for radical & urgent reform of the medical examiner role

Mark Pawlowski dips into two classic films depicting good lawyering in class actions involving river pollution

James Goudkamp offers a practical perspective on the tort of malicious prosecution of civil proceedings

Housing associations, independent schools and other charities are to be excluded from the extension of the freedom of information regime.

News in Brief

Inheritance disputes are spreading to the world of trusts. Michael Tringham reports

Libel

Regulation

Is it time for employers to embrace social networking? ask Stephen Robinson & James Pike

Experian explain how UAR is reuniting people with their rightful inheritance

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins

Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing

NEWS

Pro Bono Week marks silver jubilee

The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK

NLJ this week: Pro bono’s silver lining

Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice

NLJ this week: Wrong expert, costly exit

Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case

Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues

NLJ this week: Discounted damages, different costs

A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims