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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7361

19 March 2009

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Part 2: Early neutral evaluation or arbitration? Emma Sadler considers the alternatives to litigation

Bovale Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2009] EWCA Civ 171, [2009]

Will the government blow the whistle on forced retirement? Charles Pigott reports

Will employers pay the price for passive smoking in the workplace? Andrew Buchan reports

Roger Smith salutes two judicial superstars with impeccable human rights credentials

News in brief

Geoffrey Bindman recalls a disturbing encounter with German criminal justice

Mark Parkhouse & Kerry Scott on the criticism of pre-package administrations

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise

Three new tenants join Twenty Essex

DAC Beachcroft further builds national Professional Liability practice, hiring two partners in Bristol

NEWS

A child’s views can be taken into account during international child abduction proceedings, the Supreme Court has held

Compliance headache for smaller firms

Small and medium-sized law firms have urged regulators to pause plans to exclude owner-managers from compliance officer roles

Employers & workers in limbo as backlog mounts

Lawyers have raised the alarm on employment tribunal delays and backlogs, with some cases facing a three-year wait for a hearing

MPs put an end to assisted dying Bill

The controversial assisted dying Bill has drawn to a halt after MPs defeated it by 286 votes to 270

Urgent action needed on artificial intelligence risks

MPs have called for legislation to protect against the human rights risks of artificial intelligence (AI)