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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7739

24 March 2017
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R (on the application of Davey) v Oxfordshire County Council (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2017] EWHC 354 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 113 (Mar)

New challenge for lease costs; Saturday, Bloody Saturday; sniffing out a judicial interview & the magic of land registry address.

Dartford Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others [2017] EWCA Civ 141, [2017] All ER (D) 118 (Mar)

The Brewster case has bolstered public sector pension rights of unmarried couples, but it is better to be prepared, says Caroline East

Monroe v Hopkins [2017] EWHC 433 (QB), [2017] All ER (D) 94 (Mar)

R v Evans [2017] EWCA Crim 139, [2017] All ER (D) 73 (Mar)

Ilott v The Blue Cross and others [2017] UKSC 17, [2017] All ER (D) 96 (Mar)

The plumbing company is the latest employer to be put in its place over the employment status of its workers, says Spencer Keen

R (on the application of OA) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 486 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 112 (Mar)

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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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