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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7310

28 February 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

S v DPP [2008] All ER (D) 119 (Feb)

Expandable v Rubin [2008] EWCA Civ 59, [2008] All ER (D) 148 (Feb)

Definitive sentencing guidelines have been issued by the Sentencing Guidelines Council in respect of Assault and Other Offences Against the Person and Assaults on Children and Cruelty to a Child

R (on the application of Strickson) v Preston County Court [2007] EWCA Civ 1132, [2008] All ER (D) 269 (Feb)

R v Taylor [2008] All ER (D) 272 (Feb)

Allison v London Underground Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 71, [2008] All ER (D) 185 (Feb)

Laskar v Laskar [2008] All ER (D) 104 (Feb)

Piggott v DPP [2008] All ER (D) 114 (Feb)

R (D) v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [2008] All ER (D) 197 (Feb)

Halabi v Camden London Borough Council [2008] All ER (D) 213 (Feb)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit—Christian Abletshauser

Jurit—Christian Abletshauser

Jurit appoints Christian Abletshauser to lead family law practice

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

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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