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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7413

15 April 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Ian Smith provides a tantalising analysis of the latest employment cases

Richard Sims reports on developments in family provision & intestacy

Pleural plaque sufferers deserve better justice than a UK postal lottery, says Richard Scorer

Emma Humphreys & Malcolm Dowden on penalising a landlord for negotiating instead of litigating

How will the judgment in G affect employees outside the schoolroom? Henrietta Hill reports

Roddy Macleod asks the question:to sue or not to sue?

Paul Hewitt, Paola Fudakowska & Adam Cloherty report from the courts

Michael Tringham examines legal changes down under

Matthew McCahearty & Jonathan Pratt applaud the flexibility of Wrotham Park damages

Joe Reevy advocates using traditional methods for winning business

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

NEWS
Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
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