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14 May 2009
Issue: 7369 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Employment
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Recruitment patterns

News in brief

Business is booming for employment lawyers—recruitment is up 37% in the 12 months to May 2009, according to legal recruitment firm GRS. Corporate recovery work is another successful area of work as companies restructure, and GRS reports 20% more corporate lawyers being hired in the first quarter of 2009 than in the final quarter of 2008. Niche firms are beating magic circle firms when it comes to recruiting the best talent, with many lawyers seeing niche law firms as a preferable career option.

Issue: 7369 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Employment
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Trio of recruits strengthens Switalskis residential property team

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Birmingham law firm appoints construction partner

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop accelerates Northern growth through strategic senior appointments

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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