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<title><![CDATA[ Eric Metcalfe appointed Fellow of the Bingham Centre of the Rule of Law ]]></title>
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Eric Metcalfe has been appointed as a Fellow of the Bingham Centre of the Rule of Law. The Centre was founded in 2010 in honour of Lord Bingham of Cornhill and aims to carry out original research, analysis and discussion of rule of law issues. To learn more about the Bingham Centre, please click  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ The Tax Journal's One Minute with Melanie Hall QC ]]></title>
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Melanie Hall QC is the latest to feature&#160;in the Tax Journal's&#160;'One Minute with' section.&#160; The feature, which interviews the great and the good&#160;of the tax profession is designed to provide insight and a little&#160;light relief&#160;from the technical detail found in the rest of the publication.
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<title><![CDATA[ Jeremy McBride Assists the Ukraine in Adopting Modern Criminal Procedure Code ]]></title>
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The Ukrainian Parliament adopted a new Code of Criminal Procedure (CPC) as part of steps to modernise its criminal justice system and to fulfil its commitments under European and International Human Rights Law. &#160;The Code was prepared with the assistance of Jeremy McBride, who acted as an expert for the Council of Europe in this reform endea ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Monckton Welcomes Public Law Specialist Brendan McGurk ]]></title>
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We are pleased to announce the arrival of Brendan McGurk to Chambers. Brendan who joins us from 4 New Square has a broad commercial and public law practice and regularly appears in the County Courts and the High Court.


Brendan has particular expertise in disputes with a private law/public law overlap and is regu ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gerry Facenna in ECtHR Azerbaijan Media Challenge ]]></title>
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Two Azerbaijan journalists have made an application to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge an effective monopoly of control over the country's broadcasting system.&#160; Yashar Agazade and Rasul Jafarov, represented by Gerry Facenna, have brought a case regarding the repeated refusal of the Azerbaijan authorities to grant a licence f ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-04-13</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ English Pfleiderer ruling allows leniency material disclosure in follow-on cases ]]></title>
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On 4 April 2012, Mr Justice Roth, handed down his judgment in National Grid's application for disclosure, first brought before the court on 15 June 2011, the day after the European Court of Justice's Pfleiderer ruling.&#160;&#160;In its application, National Grid inter alia sought disclosure from the defendants (t ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Daniel Beard QC Features in GCR's 40 Under 40 ]]></title>
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Daniel Beard QC has been listed in Global Competition Review's "40 Under 40" feature.&#160; The feature, produced every 4 years sources those young lawyers whose superior technical skill, practical judgment and commitment to the competition sector mark them out as part of the next generation of leading antitrust practitioners.&#160;
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<title><![CDATA[ Nokia LCD Judgment Handed Down ]]></title>
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Nokia &#160;has successfully defended applications by Hitachi and Samsung to strike out/summarily dismiss Nokia's claims in the English High Court arising out of their alleged participation in a cartel that raised the prices of liquid crystal displays (LCD) supplied to Nokia. An application by Nokia to amend its Statement of Case, to particulari ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-03-29</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Alison Berridge Joins Monckton Chambers from Allen & Overy LLP ]]></title>
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We are delighted to welcome Alison Berridge to Chambers.&#160; Alison specialises in competition law, and has substantial experience advising clients across a range of issues at both UK and EC level.&#160;


She has advised on some of the most high-profile merger cases arising out of the financial crisis and is co-author (with fellow membe ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ NHS Successfully Defends UNISON JR Challenge ]]></title>
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Michael Bowsher QC, Kassie Smith and Valentina Sloane represented the interveners NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (NHS SBS) and the Secretary of State for Health in the successful defence of a&#160; judicial review challenge brought by the trade union, UNISON.&#160; UNISON claimed that the proposed outsourcing of administrative functions of 10  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-03-19</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ High Court rejects Channel Islands’ challenge to proposed Budget measure closing VAT loophole ]]></title>
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Yesterday, the Administrative Court dismissed a challenge to the lawfulness, under EU law, of the Government's decision to stop imports of goods by mail order from the States of Jersey and Guernsey ("the States") into the UK from being VAT free. The Chancellor will table resolutions intended to achieve this aim on 21 March 2010 (the date upon wh ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-03-16</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Monckton Welcomes Julianne Stevenson ]]></title>
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Chambers takes great pleasure in welcoming Julianne Stevenson.&#160; Julianne joins Chambers&#160;having successfully completed a six-month pupillage. As a pupil, Julianne gained experience of all Chambers' main practice areas - including public law, competition law, European law, public law, procurement, commercial law and VAT.


Prior to ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-03-12</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Digital Economy Act survives EU law challenge ]]></title>
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The Court of Appeal has today dismissed a challenge to the lawfulness, under EU law, of the provisions of the Digital Economy Act 2010 aimed at requiring internet service providers (ISPs) to help reduce illegal 'peer to peer' file-sharing.


Under the controversial Act, Ofcom must make a Code requiring ISPs to notify their subscribers of a ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-03-06</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Philip Moser admitted as a Fellow of the European Law Institute.  ]]></title>
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Philip Moser who has recently taken Silk has been admitted as a Fellow of the European Law Institute.&#160; The ELI is an independent non-profit organisation established to initiate, conduct and facilitate research, make recommendations and provide practical guidance in the field of European legal development.


To learn more about the ELI ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-03-06</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ New Appointments to the Panels of Junior Counsel to the Crown ]]></title>
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Chambers is delighted to announce that Josh Holmes has been appointed to the Attorney General's B Panel and that Rob Williams and Ben Lask have both been elevated to the B Panel.


Josh is&#160;the winner of the Competition/EU junior of the year award for 2011/12 and is&#160;recognised by Chambers UK and Legal 500 as a leading junior.&#160 ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-03-05</pubDate>
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