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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7456

10 March 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

TV Edwards LLP has announced that Blacklaws Davis will be joining them from the 1 May.

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law has announced the appointment of Dame Rosalyn Higgins DBE QC as its new president.

Alastair Young and Andrew Jones have joined SNR Denton’s, litigation and arbitration team as partners

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has recruited two new hires—partner, David Meredith and legal director, Andrew Sutherland.

Michael Cover, accredited mediator has been re-appointed as the representative of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) on the Board of the Civil Mediation Council.

The holy grail of the post-Legal Services Act world appears to be the creation of a solicitor-led legal brand instantly recognisable by the public...

The Secretary of State for Justice announced in early February that the planned introduction of the Bribery Act (the Act) in April 2011 will be delayed a third time.

Ian Smith reports on an unusual misconduct dismissal, Tupeland & product placement

Leave to remove: no longer the carer’s prerogative, ask Kim Beatson & Shelley Cumbers

Andrew Francis considers a novel area of property law

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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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