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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7316

10 April 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

AE (Proceedings under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005) [2008] EWHC 585 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 309 (Mar)

Collins and others v Drumgold and others [2008] EWHC 584 (TCC), [2008] All ER (D) 27 (Apr)

This Week's Agony Column

News

Paul Beevers explains why lawyers acting for clients with logbook loans need to act fast

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How will the fledgling Northern Ireland Assembly fare post Paisley? asks Seamus Burns

Remarriage after a lump sum
New allocation questionnaires
Blow to trustees in bankruptcy
Probate war signalled
Insolvency deposits rise

Has Conn made harassment a high-threshold offence? ask Tim Lawson-Cruttenden and Catherine Atkinson

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov

Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov

National specialist pensions law firm strengthens team with three new appointments

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

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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