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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7481

14 September 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Dominic Regan welcomes the government’s u-turn on referral fees

Charles Brasted explains how public inquiries have become the universal panacea for controversy

Spencer Keen explores Autoclenz & the unique status of employment contracts

English courts have clarified the habitual residence rule for divorce petitions, observes Holly Sautelle-Smith

How are the interests of insolvent tenants balanced with those of their landlords, asks Christopher Warenius

Peter Vaines reports on the inevitable failure of HMRC’s revised litigation strategy

Eleanor Kelly charts the rise of opposition to directors’ remuneration

Ned Beale & Hannah Shribman welcome the Supreme Court’s move to exclude arbitration agreements from anti-discrimination legislation

R (on the application of Castle and others) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2011] EWHC 2317 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 34 (Sep)

Deborah Blaxell highlights the importance of making the correct e-disclosure technology choices

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push

NEWS
A Court of Appeal judge has lamented the ‘very concerning’ state of the law on employee inventor compensation after a chemist’s case took five-and-a-half years to reach court, eventually being listed for a 37-day trial next year
The Law Society has emphasised that responsibility remains human, in a practice note on artificial intelligence (AI)
Respect orders, which enable police, councils, housing associations, transport networks and other authorities to take enforcement action against anti-social behaviour, have come into force across England and Wales
The Land Registry has launched two consultations aimed at making its information more publicly accessible, ‘Restructuring HM Land Registry fees’, and ‘Future of access to HM Land Registry information’
Nearly 1,500 magistrates have been appointed in the first six months of 2026, almost double the number recruited in the same period in the previous year
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