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06 September 2007
Issue: 7287 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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LEGAL AID

R (Southwark Law Centre) v Legal Services Commission [2007] EWHC 1715 (Admin), [2007] All ER (D) 325 (Jul)

Under reg 24 of the Community Legal Service (Financial) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/516), where a calculation of disposable income is being carried out for the purposes of  assessing a person’s entitlement to publicly funded legal representation, the net rent payable by that person has to be taken into account, rather than the net rent actually paid.

Issue: 7287 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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