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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7482

20 September 2011
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Cripps Harries Hall LLP has recruited Ruth Napier as its new head of business development.

IBB Solicitors has announced a merger with Chalfont St Giles based Brown & Co, as part of its expansion plans in the region.

Marccus Partners, specialists in cross-border transactions, have announced new recruits in their Paris office.

Some county courts are following a policy of automatically transferring low value road traffic damages claims...

PI lawyers unimpressed by Jack Straw’s proposals for motor insurance reform

PI lawyers unimpressed by Jack Straw’s proposals for motor insurance reform

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has come under fire for its decision to intervene in a key religious discrimination case before the European Court of Human Rights

The arrival of alternative business structures (ABSs) could be as dramatic for the legal profession as the “Big Bang” of the 1980s, justice secretary Ken Clarke has said

Proposed reforms of cohabiting couples’ legal rights have been shelved for the duration of this parliamentary term

A new, more flexible trainee solicitor model has been launched for City law firms and in-house legal departments

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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