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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7448

13 January 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Law Commission consultation proposes divorce reform

Carvalho v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Omar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 1406, [2010] All ER (D) 166 (Dec)

Principal Reporter v K and others [2010] UKSC 56, [2010] All ER (D) 192 (Dec)

Stellato v Ministry of Justice [2010] EWCA Civ 1435, [2010] All ER (D) 171 (Dec)

R (on the application of Edwards and another) v Environment Agency (Cemex UK Cement Ltd, intervening) [2010] UKSC 57, [2010] All ER (D) 183 (Dec)

Osborn v Parole Board, Booth v Parole Board [2010] EWCA Civ 1409, [2010] All ER (D) 185 (Dec)

Al Hassan-Daniel (in her own right and as representative of estate of Anthony Daniel (deceased)) and another v Revenue and Customs Commissioner (Justice intervening) [2010] EWCA Civ 1443, [2010] All ER (D) 191 (Dec)

R (on the application of Edwards and another) v Environment Agency (Cemex UK Cement Ltd, intervening) [2010] UKSC 57, [2010] All ER (D) 183 (Dec)

TV presenter Miriam O’Reilly has won her age discrimination claim against the BBC.

Recent trends in disclosure: no change? asks Richard Langley

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Trio of recruits strengthens Switalskis residential property team

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Birmingham law firm appoints construction partner

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop accelerates Northern growth through strategic senior appointments

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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