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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7417

13 May 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

The civil justice system needs a champion in government

“I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered!”

The last year has seen both the 10th anniversary of the inception of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the enactment of the Health Act 2009

Durham Tees Valley Airport Ltd v BMIBaby Ltd and another [2010] EWCA Civ 485, [2010] All ER (D) 57 (May)

Tariq v Home Office [2010] EWCA Civ 462, [2010] All ER (D) 08 (May)

Mireskandari v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2010] EWHC 967 (QB), [2010] All ER (D) 06 (May)

The elegant words of Maitland 100 years ago describing trusts as an institute of great elasticity and generality and as the most distinctive achievement of English lawyers, can no longer be taken to be the whole story.

Hugh Tomlinson QC & Oliver Gayner assess the Supreme Court’s Hilary Term

David Burrows considers when lawyers can (& should) terminate retainers

Geraldine Morris reports on funding former spouses & hypothetical claims

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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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