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Issue: Vol 172, Issue 7979

20 May 2022
IN THIS ISSUE
Eleanor Leedham reports on lessons learned from Mr Merricks’ multi-billion-pound action against Mastercard: what could this mean for other collective proceedings?
Legal aid has been run into the ground. Is it time for public defenders to step in, asks Roger Smith
James Halsted & Marcin Durlak on the legal dangers of getting lost in translation
Mass dismissal of P&O staff has shed a light on limitations of UK labour law, says Charles Pigott
Simone Potter & Sarah Hill-Smith from The Chancery Lane Project discuss pro bono pathways to using climate clauses
In a wide-ranging interview with NLJ, Mrs Justice Cockerill, head of the Commercial Court, describes the new challenges facing the court and how the pandemic allowed it to test new ways of working that will leave a lasting legacy.
Tom Bedford & Chris Dyke examine the regulatory consequences for firms arising from the war in Ukraine
The four HM Chief Inspectors of police, Criminal Prosecution Service, probation and prison services have issued a devastating warning on the ‘knock-on effect’ of the courts backlog
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ

An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear

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