header-logo header-logo

THIS ISSUE
Card image

Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7364

09 April 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Part five: Specific instructions from the outset will help to avoid disputes later, says Mark Solon

Office of Fair Trading v Foxtons Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 288, [2009] All ER (D) 31 (Apr)

Our "one-stop" court guides are designed to help lawyers and court users navigate their way to and around unknown court buildings in unfamiliar towns across England & Wales

O v L, [2009] EWCA Civ 295, [2009] All ER (D) 39 (Apr)

Finola Moss asks whether the Adoption Act 2002 is a step too far

Investing in bricks and mortar together? Get it in writing says Mark Warwick

News in brief

Roger Smith on a mixed response to the proposition of extending human rights

News in brief

David Lock discusses the use and abuse of interim remedies in Administrative Court actions

Show
10
Results
Results
10
Results

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

Fieldfisher—Julian Balson

Indirect tax investigations and litigation specialist strengthens contentious tax offering

DMH Stallard—Seb Jones

DMH Stallard—Seb Jones

DMH Stallard makes Magic Circle hire

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson

TV Edwards—Sarah Inchley, Caroline Andrews & Cheryl Thompson

Three new Heads announced at leading London-based law firm

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
back-to-top-scroll