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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7484

04 October 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Ty Jones, head of values and corporate responsibility at national law firm, DWF, has been appointed to the disability employment engagement steering group...

Premier League television rights shaken by European Court of Justice ruling

Rise in qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims

Human rights lawyers have dismissed home secretary Theresa May’s proposal to reform the immigration rules as “unworkable”

Government guidance unlawfully condoned the practice of “hooding” foreign detainees, the High Court has ruled this week

Solicitors who “blow the whistle” on misconduct could be given more lenient sanctions, under Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) plans

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators provide results of five-continent study

New 532-page handbook launched online

HLE blogger Charles Foster examines the emotive issue of the withdrawal of artificial nutrition & hydration from patients

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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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