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
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires
Nikki Bowker, head of litigation and dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on
Ellisons—Sarah Osborne
Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team
DWF—Chris Air
Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment
An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ
