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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7307

07 February 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

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Sentencing

Should freezing orders prohibit banks enhancing the value of protected assets? David O’Mahony reports

Legal Services

Adrian Berry and Hina Majid unravel the UK Borders Act

Gloucestershire County Council v Evans and others [2008] EWCA Civ 21, [2008] All ER (D) 284 (Jan)

The courts are right to restrict the amount of damages levelled against defendants, say Marcus Thomson and Neil Forsyth

Is blasphemous libel a dead letter? Neil Parpworth investigates

The law on suicide is out of kilter with modern society, says Richard Scorer

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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