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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7333

07 August 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

Was the withdrawal of legal aid from personal injury (PI) cases an inspired gamble that has paid off? Or has it been an “access to justice” disaster leaving many accident victims without proper compensation or adequate specialist advice?

News in brief

Legal news

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW— SEPARATION OF POWERS— SEPARATION OF POWERS BETWEEN EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY

Emma King and Richard Burger assess the FSA's attempts to tackle boiler rooms

Why has commonhold been so slow to catch on? James Driscoll investigates

The law lords' move to Middlesex Guildhall cannot happen soon enough, says David Pope

Legal news

Legal news

Stephen Robinson offers some tips on how employers can tackle the summertime blues

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise

NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’

Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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