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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7461 + 7462

14 April 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

To corrupt a slogan of the 1970s: has it taken the waiting out of wanting? We have waited 105 years, so is it what we wanted...

In his recent NLJ article, Valuable possession, Jon Holbrook argues that the court should summarily dismiss almost all defences to claims for possession...

Lawyers talk about “Tesco Law” and the ongoing liberalisation of legal services...

Ian Smith reports on fixed-term employees legislation & an EAT decision on dismissal justification

In his third FPR update David Burrows looks at costs savings, case management & mediation

Keith Patten explores the difficulties involved in an employee suing their employer for an injury sustained in an attack at work

Robert Eckford explains how the Court of Protection can help with “hoarders” & unco-operative tenants

Jennifer Craven reports on new guidance on contentious provisions in the Bribery Act relating to extraterritoriality

In this second article on infant settlement costs, Lisa Wright considers the effect of the new fixed costs regime under CPR 45.27 to 45.40

The Sousa decision provides important clarification of the operation of conditional fee agreements, says Michael Feakes

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Boies Schiller Flexner—Tim Smyth

Boies Schiller Flexner—Tim Smyth

Firm promotes London international arbitration specialist to partnership

Katten Muchin Rosenman—James Davison & Victoria Procter

Katten Muchin Rosenman—James Davison & Victoria Procter

Firm bolsters restructuring practice with senior London hires

HFW—Guy Marrison

HFW—Guy Marrison

Global aviation disputes practice boosted by London partner hire

NEWS
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
A construction defect claim in the Court of Appeal offers a sharp lesson in pleading discipline. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains how a catastrophically drafted schedule of loss derailed otherwise viable claims. Across the areas explored in this week's column, the message is consistent: clarity, economy and proper pleading matter more than ever
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