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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7426

15 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Jonathan Arr charts the history of equitable set-off

Melanie Adams considers when employees working abroad may bring unfair dismissal claims

HJ (Iran) and another v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 31

R (on the application of A) v Lambeth London Borough Council [2010] EWHC 1652 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 58 (Jul)

Southern Pacific Securities 05-2 plc v Walker and another [2010] UKSC 32

Expect fireworks as major changes to legal services start to take off, says Samantha Barrass

Jennifer James provides a lesson on living with disappointment

Section 44 stopped in its tracks by court ruling

A third of barristers want to join new business structures within the next five years but the vast majority want the Bar to remain independent.

Persecuted homosexuals may claim asylum in UK

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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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