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Judging the judges

Recently I was asked to step outside my comfort zone of banging on about corporate law to speak at a panel debate about the rising political and constitutional role of the judiciary (I suggested they get someone better, but they asked twice). It was an interesting experience, not least because of the recent launch of the Supreme Court and the prospect of a Conservative Government overhauling constitutional statutes. Anyway, for what it's worth, below is the introductory speech I wrote for the debate, with a couple of tweaks for the written form.
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Italy: Intricate work

After a long-lasting debate, collective redress for consumer litigation has been introduced in Italy this summer and will come into force on 1 January 2010. Over the last few years, however, the Italian legislator has introduced a number of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) instruments for business-consumer litigation.
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Drawn away from the Bar

Most lawyers, at some point in their careers, fantasise about leaving law and doing something else with their lives. Which is odd, given how much hard work goes into becoming a lawyer in the first place. You spend years studying and training to get in, only to find yourself wondering what it would be like to get out.
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Claims management: Get your ducks in a row

In the past 10 years there has been a revolution in the way in which litigation, particularly personal injury litigation, is conducted. Only 10 years ago the Access to Justice Act allowed solicitors to act on a 'no win, no fee' basis. Solicitors were then allowed to advertise for business. Finally there was a change in the Solicitors' Referral Code, allowing solicitors to pay referral fees.
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Law professor sues legal blog for $22m in damages

A prominent law professor has launched a claim against Above the Law, alleging the popular US legal blog of racially taunting him in a series of posts, writes the National Law Journal. The case involves coverage of a prominent University of Miami School of Law professor and civil rights advocate Donald Marvin Jones, who was arrested on suspicion of soliciting an undercover officer for sex.
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Career Clinic: Should I quit the magic circle to pursue my Bar ambitions?

"I'm currently doing a training contract at a magic circle firm - I really like the atmosphere, am keen to work for them and best of all, they seem to like me. However, I have always wanted to be a barrister. I did all the necessary CV garnishing while I was at university - mini-pupillages, debating, mooting etc, but I decided to apply for a TC instead because I didn't want to ask for financial help from my parents and I was scared off the Bar because qualifying is so expensive and uncertain.
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Halliwells partners consult counsel over departure terms

Halliwells is facing potential legal action from two departed partners, it has emerged. The duo, one of whom is still on gardening leave, have independently instructed law firms and counsel to seek advice in relation to potential disputes with the firm.
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Trespassing: Possession question

Some of the procedural difficulties encountered in claims for possession brought against trespassers were highlighted in the recent claim brought by Vestas Blades UK Ltd on the Isle of Wight to evict employees who had taken possession of the company's property in an act of protest. A 'trespassers' action can be brought under either an accelerated two stage procedure (Interim Possession Orders - CPR r.55 Pt.III) or by way of a summary claim (Pt.I of Rule 55). This article considers the latter approach - summary possession.
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Brick Court's Green voted in as new Bar Council chair

The Bar Council has elected new management with Nicholas Green QC of Brick Court Chambers appointed to the role of chairman. Former vice-chair Green has been voted into the top role, replacing Desmond Browne of 5 Raymond Buildings.
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Long-serving Freshfields partner set to take new role at German boutique

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is to lose one its longest-serving partners, with Hamburg-based Jan Willisch set to retire from the firm at the end of this month. The 57-year-old will remain in legal practice, taking up a new role as a partner at 21-lawyer Berlin firm Lindenpartners, which was formed in 2006 by former lawyers of Clifford Chance, Hengeler Mueller and Haarmann Hemmelrath. Willisch's arrival will boost partner headcount at the firm to eleven.
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