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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7410

25 March 2010

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R (on the application of JS (Sri Lanka)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 15, [2010] All ER (D) 151 (Mar)

Buyuk Camlica Shipping Trading and Industry Co Inc v Progress Bulk Carriers Ltd [2010] EWHC 442 (Comm), [2010] All ER (D) 176 (Mar)

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

Recession prompts boost in enforced retirements

A 10-year legal battle has ended with the High Court quashing the Home Office decision to extradite businessman Mohammed Lodhi

Negative perceptions affect women’s careers

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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