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2-3 Gray's Inn Square takes on new tenants

Local government and planning set 2-3 Gray's Inn Square has taken on three new housing tenants, expanding the set to 52 members. Bryan McGuire, Kelvin Rutledge and Sian Davies all joined 2-3 Gray's Inn from Field Court Chambers last month. The trio will focus primarily on housing and community care.
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Shell's $450m payout hailed as class action breakthrough

US-style class action disputes took another step towards entering Europe's legal market last week after a groundbreaking shareholder action settlement between Shell and some of its investors.
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Bar plans reporting system for poor performers

Poorly performing barristers will be reported by judges and colleagues to the Bar Council under new proposals drawn up by the body to improve the quality of advocacy at the Bar. A consultation on the measures, which will see underperforming barristers reported to a newly created non-disciplinary body, dubbed the Bar Quality Advisory Panel, was launched by the Bar Council today (10 April).
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BCCI working group to back hands-on stance from judges

A top-level working party is set to call for a greater use of court sanctions by UK judges in a bid to ward off escalating legal costs in large commercial litigation.
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Bar group floats capping BVC places and relaxing funding in access push

The Bar Council may limit the number of places available on the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) and force course providers to reveal students' chances of gaining a pupillage as part of a shake-up of the profession's recruitment rules.
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Unlocking the door to the Bar

The long-awaited report by Lord Neuberger's working party on widening access to the Bar was officially unveiled today (5 April). The report sets out a number of proposals for boosting access and diversity within the Bar.
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Jonathan Karas QC: Dumbing down for diversity

"Social inclusion," as Frank Furedi, professor of sociology at Kent University notes, "is one of those fashionable concepts like transparency and accountability which everyone uses but rarely defines ... social inclusion is generally accorded the status of a public virtue".
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Top judge calls for more case management

One of the UK's top judges has said that active case management is the best way to avoid expensive, drawn-out disputes such as the BCCI trial collapse. Speaking at the KPMG Forensic Annual Law Lecture last night (29 March), the Master of the Rolls, Sir Anthony Clarke, said the principles of case management should be adapted to each stage of a dispute to avoid costly, large-scale cases.
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Middle East and India: Starting from scratch

Dubai is one of the most vibrant economies on the planet. It is the home of the world's most luxurious hotel; the world's tallest building, the Burj Dubai, is under construction; islands have been man-made in the form of palms and the countries of the world; there are plans to build the world's largest airport; and a staggering 20% of the world's tower cranes are currently in use in Dubai.
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Herbies up against litigation rival in ad giant's High Court libel battle

Litigation heavyweights Carter Ruck and Herbert Smith are crossing swords this week as one of the most high-profile libel cases to reach the High Court for years gets underway. The case sees Carter Ruck represent the founder of advertising and marketing giant WPP, Sir Martin Sorrell, in his libel claim against Italian businessmen Marco Benatti and Marco Tinelli. The pair are senior executives with Italian media company FullSix, which WPP owns a stake in. Benatti was a senior consultant to WPP until an acrimonious split in 2006.
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