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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7273

17 May 2007
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R v Gautier [2007] All ER (D) 137 (May)

Hill v Haines [2007] EWHC 1012 (Ch), [2007] All ER (D) 72 (May)

R (on the application of Johnson) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another [2007] EWCA Civ 427, [2007] All ER (D) 130 (May)

Charles Bourne takes stock of the House of Lords’ decision in Huang and another v Home Secretary

The Bar Council is celebrating after the House of Lords accepted two amendments to the Legal Services Bill.

Hurstanger Ltd v Wilson [2007] EWCA Civ 299, [2007] All ER (D) 66 (Apr)

Will the Ministry of Justice be fit for purpose? Geoffrey Bindman reports

Solicitors are mounting a legal challenge in the High Court against the Home Office decision to abolish a discretionary compensation scheme for victims of miscarriages of justice.

The Department of Trade and Industry is consulting on the implementation of statutory paternity leave and pay, due to be introduced in two years’ time

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) is considering bringing legal action against the Commission for Equality and Human Rights, over the impact its relocation plans will have on employees.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Winckworth Sherwood—Rubianka Winspear

Winckworth Sherwood—Rubianka Winspear

Real estate and construction energy offering boosted by partner hire

Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh

Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh

Firm bolsters real estate team with partner hire in Birmingham

Shakespeare Martineau—Serena Eddy

Shakespeare Martineau—Serena Eddy

London restructuring team strengthened by legal director appointment

NEWS
A wave of housing and procedural reforms is set to test the limits of tribunal capacity. In his latest Civil Way column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold charts sweeping change as the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 begins biting
Plans to reduce jury trials risk missing the real problem in the criminal justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, David Wolchover of Ridgeway Chambers argues the crown court backlog is fuelled not by juries but weak cases slipping through a flawed ‘50%’ prosecution test
Emerging technologies may soon transform how courts determine truth in deeply personal disputes. In this week's NLJ, Madhavi Kabra of 1 Hare Court and Harry Lambert of Outer Temple Chambers explore how neurotechnology could reshape family law
A controversial protest case has reignited debate over the limits of free expression. In NLJ this week, Nicholas Dobson examines a Quran-burning incident testing public order law
The courts have drawn a firm line under attempts to extend arbitration appeals. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed of the University of Leicester highlights that if the High Court refuses permission under s 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996, that is the end
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