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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7262

01 March 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Bulgarian and Romanian Workers, Application of Chen in self-sufficiency cases, Highly skilled migrant programme, Migration advisory committee

Thakrar and others v Jackson and others [2007] EWHC 271 (TCC), [2007] All ER (D) 271 (Feb)

Post Aerospace, companies can recover the costs of managing a crisis. James Levy reports

The government’s addiction to stop-go penal politics is destructive and possibly disastrous, says Rod Morgan

When are employers responsible for workplace stress? Michelle Marnham investigates

Does Tweed signal a revolution in the approach
to disclosure in judicial review proceedings?
Charles Brasted investigates

Khawar Qureshi QC considers the relationship between judicial review and Article 6

UK health and safety laws are under the EC spotlight again. Victoria Howes and Michael Appleby explain why

Mark Pawlowski considers the court’s power to relieve an unlawful killer from forfeiture of the victim’s estate

Landlords' obligations under DDA 1995, Statutory protection of tenants, Adverse possession

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Elborne Mitchell & Myton Law

Weightmans—Elborne Mitchell & Myton Law

Firm expands in London and Leeds with dual merger

Boodle Hatfield—Clare Pooley & Michael Duffy

Boodle Hatfield—Clare Pooley & Michael Duffy

Private wealth and real estate firmpromotes two to partner and five to senior associate

Constantine Law—James Baker & Julie Goodway

Constantine Law—James Baker & Julie Goodway

Agile firm expands employment team with two partner hires

NEWS

From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed

Momentum is building behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media—but the legal and practical challenges are formidable. In NLJ this week, Nick Smallwood of Mills & Reeve examines global moves, including Australia’s under-16 ban and the UK's consultation
Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies
Timing is everything—and the Court of Appeal has delivered clarity on when proceedings are ‘brought’. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains that a claim is issued for limitation purposes when the claim form is delivered to the court, even if fees are underpaid
The traditional ‘single, intensive day’ of financial dispute resolution (FDR) may be due for a rethink. Writing in NLJ this week, Rachel Frost-Smith and Lauren Guiler of Birketts propose a ‘split FDR’ model, separating judicial evaluation from negotiation
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