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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7405

18 February 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Sandra Walsh on coping with the rising tide of missing beneficiaries

Paul Hewitt & Paola Fudakowska report on codicils & statutory legacies

Janina Porter outlines when a Jersey Will is recommended

When sales patter becomes fraud—damages go sky high, say Matthew Lawson & Piers Elliott

Soaring fees; Drug addicts: bad news; Witness immunity; TOLATA beats AR

Malcolm Dowden on planning enforcement & immunity

Michael Feakes on a recent court decision which blew CFAs a fair wind

Drew v Whitbread [2010] EWCA Civ 53, [2010] All ER (D) 104 (Feb)

R (on the application of Ghai) v Newcastle City Council (Ramgharia Gurdwara, Hitchin and another intervening) [2010] EWCA Civ 59, [2010] All ER (D) 106 (Feb)

Rok Building Ltd v Celtic Composting Systems Ltd (No 2) [2010] EWHC 66 (TCC), [2010] All ER (D) 107 (Feb)

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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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