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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7360

12 March 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Morgan v Hinton Organics (Wessex) Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 107, [2009] All ER (D) 14 (Mar)

Nolan v Wright [2009] EWHC 305 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 45 (Mar)

ECJ ruling will derail huge number of potential claims against employers

Peter Vaines tackles residency, domicile and Polish plumbers' suits

News in Brief

Pay cuts forcing family barristers to desert legal aid work

Children's interests should be at the heart of adoption decisions, says Jonathan Herring

The Dorchester Hotel Ltd v Vivid Interiors Ltd [2009] EWHC 70 (TCC), [2009] All ER (D) 264 (Feb)

T (a child) (care order) [2009] EWCA Civ 121, [2009] All ER (D) 47 (Mar)

Employment

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

NEWS
Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
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