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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7356

12 February 2009
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Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City Law School, City University London. W www.city.ac.uk/law
 

David Burrows laments the ruinous costs’ toll of family proceedings

Roger Smith predicts an end to civil legal aid (and history) as we know it

It’s a £3.5m question: “Is a teacake a biscuit or a cake?”

In billing disputes is the client always right? asks Jonathan Pratt

Contractual clauses won’t always offer protection if you delay in reacting. Sara Partington reports

Law firms need to prepare for an increase in regulatory investigations. Greg Wildisen explains why

Arbitration

Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City Law School, City University London. W www.city.ac.uk/law

Peter Hungerford-Welch, associate dean, The City Law School, City University London. W www.city.ac.uk/law

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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