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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7357

19 February 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Legislation news update

Michael Shrimpton pays tribute to the Metric Martyrs

Post Hoare, Lucy Wyles, reflects on how courts exercise s 33 discretion

Has West Tankers pushed London down the arbitral pecking order? Ask Steven Friel & Ceri Jones

R (on the application of SRM Global Master Fund LP) v Treasury Commissioner R (on the application of RAB Special Situations
(Master) Fund Ltd) v Treasury Commissioner R (on the application of
Grainger and others) v Treasury Commissioner [2009] All ER (D) 139(Feb) [2009] EWHC 227 (Admin)

Queen’s Bench Division, Divisional Court , Stanley Burnton LJ and
Silber J, 13 February 2009

 

David Williams charts the changing approach to the representation of children in Hague Convention cases

Elspeth Owens highlights the relevance of the financial difficulties of a judgment creditor to the enforcement of an adjudicator’s award

Malcolm Dowden advises on the pitfalls of contracting out from security of tenure

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team

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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