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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7729

13 January 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

Davina Bentley & Helen Mulcahy examine dividend payments to the detriment of creditors

“His ability to explain core concepts & the nuances is a wonder to behold”

Possession obstruction; CPR 87th update; Hearing fee refunds axed & “Don’t tell the wife”

Wiltonpark Ltd and others v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2016] EWCA Civ 1294, [2016] All ER (D) 87 (Dec)

Gaind v Dunbar Assets Plc [2016] EWHC 3187 (Ch), [2016] All ER (D) 89 (Dec)

Re N (A Child) (Recognition of foreign adoption) [2016] EWHC 3085 (Fam), [2016] All ER (D) 53 (Dec)

 

Nicholas Bevan calls into question a recent Court of Appeal ruling on the liability of a motor insurer to compensate a third party victim of an unauthorised driver

Recent case law provides a good illustration of established rules in the longstanding law on unfair dismissal, says Ian Smith

 

Agarwala v Agarwala [2016] EWCA Civ 1252, [2016] All ER (D) 86 (Dec)

 

Lauzikas v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWHC 3215 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 90 (Dec)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Bridget Tatham, Forum of Insurance Lawyers

NLJ Career Profile: Bridget Tatham, Forum of Insurance Lawyers

Bridget Tatham, partner at Browne Jacobson and 2026 president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, highlights the importance of hard work, ambition and seizing opportunities

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Firm grows international bench with expanded UK partner class

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Firm makes major statement in the capital with strategic growth at The Shard

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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