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13.05.19
Is it time to stop talking about gagging clauses?
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced it has referred a solicitor from magic circle firm Allen & Overy to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal over drawing-up a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) on behalf of film Producer Harvey Weinstein. It is understood the agreement, in essence, paid Mr Weinstein’s former assistant Zelda Perkins a large sum in…
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Avoiding injustice: the importance of defending the accused
If one were cooking up the perfect recipe for miscarriages of justice, here are some of the key ingredients: Firstly, you need a popular prevailing mood that society must crack down on a particular evil, whether or not that evil happens to involve a criminal offence. All that is needed is a pariah theme, something…
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