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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7382

12 August 2009
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The old saying that hard cases make bad law is one is not always true is a recent case in the Privy Council demonstrates in a laudable effort to do justice to a litigant in person the Privy Council (Lords Mance and Neuberger and Sir Jonathan Parker) appear to have extended the application of res ipsa loquitor.

Roger Smith looks across the Pond to consider gender & ethnic minorities

Business Environment Bow Lane v Deanwater Estates Ltd [2009] EWHC 2014 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 363

Clark and another v Lucas Solicitors LLP [2009] EWHC 1952 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 11 (Aug)

Clark and another v Lucas Solicitors LLP [2009] EWHC 1952 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 11 (Aug)

Alistair Kelman foresees that specialist IT knowledge will play a greater role in convictions

Sodastream Limited (in liquidation) v Coates and others [2009] EWHC 1936 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 22 (Aug)

Sadare v London Borough of Lambeth [2009] All ER (D) 28 (Aug)

Windglass Windows Ltd v Capital Skyline Construction Ltd and another [2009] EWHC 2022 (TCC), [2009] All ER (D) 17 (Aug)

An attempt to claim the government failed to implement its fuel poverty strategy has failed in the Court of Appeal.

Storage proposals fail to meet Convention requirements

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Bridget Tatham, Forum of Insurance Lawyers

NLJ Career Profile: Bridget Tatham, Forum of Insurance Lawyers

Bridget Tatham, partner at Browne Jacobson and 2026 president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, highlights the importance of hard work, ambition and seizing opportunities

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Firm grows international bench with expanded UK partner class

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Firm makes major statement in the capital with strategic growth at The Shard

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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