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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7395

25 November 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

R(L) demonstrates justifiable interference with Article 8 rights, says Nicholas Dobson

Paul Hewitt, Paola Fudakowska & Adam Cloherty examine rectification & statutory wills

Michael Tringham predicts the future for inheritance law

Companies are bracing themselves for greater exposure to both litigation & regulatory proceedings say Antony Corsi & Kirill Vahoni

Jonathan Scriven analyses the need to balance a claimant’s immediate capital needs against their long term financial security

Timothy Carlisle & Christian Hay provide an update on the choice of law jurisdiction made by agreement

Matt McCahearty & Jonathan Pratt recommend keeping Pt 36 offers under review

Dr Clare McConnell assesses the threats & challenges facing law firms

Mayhaven Healthcare Ltd v Bothma and another (trading as DAB Builders) [2009] EWHC 2634 (TCC), [2009] All ER (D) 163 (Nov)

Peter Vaines explains the Queen’s speech

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin

Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin

Boodle Hatfield welcomes new employment partner, Tom McLaughlin

Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov

Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov

National specialist pensions law firm strengthens team with three new appointments

Jurit—Christian Abletshauser

Jurit—Christian Abletshauser

Jurit appoints Christian Abletshauser to lead family law practice

NEWS
Burges Salmon appoints Benn Richards to strengthen Contentious Insolvency offering
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
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