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13 November 2008

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Hull v Sanderson [2008] EWCA Civ 1211, [2008] All ER (D) 39 (Nov)

Employment—Equal pay for equal work—Police shift workers

Meghani v Nessfield Ltd [2008] All ER (D) 10 (Nov)

Democracy and human rights are bedding down well, says Roger Smith

UK plc is bracing itself for a rash of legal disputes, say Chris Warren- Smith & Ian Pegram

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Who should bear the risk of market volatility? Ian Gascoigne reports

Will a new contact regime tame recalcitrant parents? asks Simon Blain

Government proceeding with changes to homicide law despite unease

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Charles Russell Speechlys—Nadim Meer

Private equity specialist joins corporate team as partner

Mayo Wynne Baxter—Belinda Mercer & Rohit Walia

Firm strengthens employment team with two solicitor appointments

NLJ Career Profile: Maynard Burton, High Sheriff of Worcestershire

After more than four decades in law, former mfg Solicitors chairman Maynard Burton reflects on leadership and his new role as High Sheriff of Worcestershire

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NLJ this week: Burnout behind the billable hour

Behind the profession’s polished exterior, lawyers are ‘internally drained rather than physically tired’, according to a stark assessment of burnout in legal practice

NLJ this week: Domestic abuse reforms still falling short

Five years after the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force, concerns remain that the family courts continue to minimise allegations of abuse in child contact disputes

NLJ this week: Uber’s legal shield faces scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic

Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales

NLJ this week: Is it finally time to scrap Part III?

The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes

NLJ this week: Hereditary peers era finally comes to an end

The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber

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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7345

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Charles Russell Speechlys—Nadim Meer

Mayo Wynne Baxter—Belinda Mercer & Rohit Walia

NLJ Career Profile: Maynard Burton, High Sheriff of Worcestershire