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Manches has record £48m divorce pay-out upheld

Manches has won the latest round in the battle over the largest divorce settlement in UK history, after the Court of Appeal upheld the £48m pay-out awarded to the estranged wife of insurance magnate John Charman last year. Charman has already announced his intention to appeal against the decision, which was handed down this morning (24 May).
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International Edition

Farrar's Building makes triple tenant hire

Specialist personal injury (PI) and employment set Farrar's Building has taken on three new tenants. Employment specialist Guy Watkins and PI specialist Andrew Wille, who were called to the Bar in 1999 and 1998 respectively, have both joined from civil dispute resolution set Lamb Chambers. Accredited mediator Grant Goodlad also joins Farrar's from pupillage. Goodlad specialises in employment and personal injury law and was previously a solicitor at Northampton practice DFA Law for a 25-year period.
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International Edition

Partners back judges on quality but warn there is little oversight

Lawyers are uneasy over the lax system of policing senior judges, and many believe cover-ups of embarrassing episodes are taking place - despite general confidence in the UK's judicial standards. Claire Ruckin reports on the latest Big Question survey
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International Edition

Judicial revolt looms after Phillips' MoJ blast

The Government is locked on a collision course with senior members of the judiciary after the Lord Chief Justice told Parliament yesterday (23 May) the two camps remained "poles apart" over the role of the controversial Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Lord Phillips, speaking to the House of Commons constitutional affairs select committee on behalf of the judiciary, said parameters set down by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, had made it impossible to strike a deal safeguarding judges' independence from the new ministry.
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Legal Week

Kennedy: 'Give employed bar bigger council role'

Employed and junior barristers are set to be given a greater role on the Bar Council following a report by a working group into the composition of the representative body. The report, published today (23 May), recommends increased representation on the council for specialist bar associations and for young, junior and employed barristers among its 118 members.
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International Edition

Kennedy: 'Give employed bar bigger council role'

Employed and junior barristers are set to be given a greater role on the Bar Council following a report by a working group into the composition of the representative body. The report, published today (23 May), recommends increased representation on the council for specialist bar associations and for young, junior and employed barristers among its 118 members.
2 minute read

International Edition

Judiciary under fire as arrested judge carries on working

The judiciary has this week come under renewed criticism for failing to police its own after it emerged one of the UK's most senior judges has been working behind the scenes despite facing a court battle of his own over allegations of indecent exposure.
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International Edition

Temple Court opens up two offshore outposts

Commercial and employment set Temple Court Chambers has become one of the few sets to launch a series of overseas offices.
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International Edition

Top QC appointed sports dispute panel chairman

Leading criminal and sports barrister Gerard Elias QC has been appointed as the chairman to the Sports Dispute Resolution Panel (SDRP). Elias, a member of personal injury and employment set Farrar's Building, will succeed the SDRP's founding chairman, Charles Woodhouse, who is retiring after 10 years in the role.
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International Edition

Lords backs Bar Council on complaints-handling amendments

The Bar Council has scored another victory in the House of Lords after peers yesterday (8 May) voted in favour of two further amendments to the Legal Services Bill. In the second reading of the controversial Bill, peers backed a motion for the Office for Legal Complaints to delegate service and conducts complaints-handling to approved regulators such as the Bar Standards Board.
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