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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7383

03 September 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Kenneth Warner examines the ex turpi causa non oritur actio principle

Sometimes you should believe what you read in the papers, says Geoffrey Bindman

Stone & Rolls Ltd (in liquidation) v Moore Stephens (a firm) and another [2009] UKHL 39 All ER (D) 330 (Jul)

Ian Smith provides an update from
the courts

Susan Knox claims lawyers cannot ignore the omnipresent call of new technology

Seele Austria GmbH & Co KG v Tokio Marine Europe Insurance Ltd [2009] EWHC 2066 (TCC); [2009] All ER (D) 79 (Aug)

Catalyst Investment Group Ltd v Lewinsohn and others; Catalyst Investment Group Ltd and another v Lewinsohn and another; ARM Asset-Backed Securities SA v Lewinsohn and another [2009] EWHC 1964 (Ch); [2009] All ER (D) 34 (Aug)

Shell Egypt West Manzala GmbH and another v Dana Gas Egypt Ltd [2009] EWHC 2097 (Comm); [2009] All ER (D) 82 (Aug)

Jim Ennis Construction Limited v Premier Asphalt Limited [2009] EWHC 1906 (TCC); [2009] All ER (D) 29 (Aug)

Heald and others v Brent London Borough Council [2009] EWCA Civ 930; [2009] All ER (D) 157 (Aug)

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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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