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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7348

04 December 2008
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Discriminatory equal pay deals can be justified

Occasional advice....

Re Neath Rugby Ltd; Hawkes v Cuddy [2007] EWHC 2999 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 252 (Nov)

Regulatory law

Karl Deakin reflects on another difficult year for interpreting the Working Time Regulations

Debbie Purdy’s case endorses the courts’ belief in the need for fl exibility, says Seamus Burns

Spirerose Ltd (in administration) v Transport for London [2008] EWCA Civ 1230, [2008] All ER (D) 128 (Nov)

Advocacy skills could diminish if Bar enmeshed in litigation administration

Ogango v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2008] All ER (D) 230 (Nov)

Should keeping clients happy be a  law firm’s highest priority? Without a  doubt, says Chris Parr

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push

NEWS
A former senior judge has warned peers against scrapping juries for fraud and financial crimes, ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords this week
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings

Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency

Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
Climate change belongs on every lawyer’s agenda, with risks extending far beyond environmental practice into commercial advice, litigation and access to justice
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