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THIS ISSUE

Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7342

14 October 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Robert Latham & Stephen Reeder revisit the public/private debate on eviction

All work and no play culture upsetting work life balance for City law firm employees

News in brief

Does Centrum mark the end of discriminatory advertising? Chris Bryden and Michael Salter report

Intellectual property

High Court unites in landmark age discrimination case

Janna Purdie considers exclusive jurisdiction clauses: the separability of such clauses and the consequences of an invalid contract

Profession

Jon Robins reports on the deterioration of legal aid

Legislation news update

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Haynes Boone—Louise Woods

Haynes Boone—Louise Woods

Haynes Boone expands global capabilities with addition of Louise Woods as chair of international disputes

DWF—John Gilfedder

DWF—John Gilfedder

DWF strengthens Global Risks practice with strategic hire of aviation partner in London

Shakespeare Martineau—10 newly qualified solicitors

Shakespeare Martineau—10 newly qualified solicitors

Shakespeare Martineau appoints newly qualified solicitors

NEWS
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
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