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Issue: Vol 173, Issue 8039

08 September 2023
IN THIS ISSUE
Invest in Chalk; non-mol update; costs in a FIX; trade goes electronic; jabs for the incapacitated.
Graham Zellick looks into the pros, cons & wherewithals of knighthoods & damehoods for High Court judges
Dante Quaglione explains the importance of impartiality & transparency in survey evidence in civil actions
A light is finally being shone on the murky practices of undercover policing: Jon Robins queries whether the ends ever justified the means
The Law Commission has recommended a series of reforms to the Arbitration Act 1996, including extending immunity so that arbitrators are protected from liability when they resign or are removed.
Professional indemnity insurance (PII) covers the loss of a fee paid to solicitors following a misrepresentation, the Court of Appeal has held.
The crown court will be under pressure ‘for the foreseeable future’ despite efforts to recruit more judges, the outgoing Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett has warned in his final annual report.
Both solicitors and CILEX lawyers would be regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), under proposals now out for consultation.
Barrister and MP for Birmingham Ladywood since 2010 Shabana Mahmood has been appointed shadow secretary of state for justice.
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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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