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Brice Dickson summarises the highlights of the Supreme Court in 2011

Justice v security: has the government got the balance right? Victoria Oakes & Alex Odell review the evidence

Is state immunity a “get out of jail” card for sovereign debtors, asks George Walton

How far does the Supreme Court act as a policymaker? Ruth Aitken, Hannah Smallwood & Lindsay Stirton investigate

Alec Samuels examines the law surrounding the length of parliamentary terms

Neil Parpworth examines the application of the principle of exclusive cognisance

Stephen Hockman QC considers the path to take in order to ease the UK’s constitutional tensions

Oliver Gayner reviews the work of the UK Supreme Court in its Hilary term

Donald Cran investigates the Protection of Freedoms Bill

Jen Hawkins & Malcolm Dowden explain why the Localism Bill heralds false hope, not a new dawn

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

Indirect tax investigations and litigation specialist strengthens contentious tax offering

DMH Stallard—Seb Jones

DMH Stallard—Seb Jones

DMH Stallard makes Magic Circle hire

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson

Three new Heads announced at leading London-based law firm

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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