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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7532

04 October 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Jon Robins looks behind the scenes of the cancelled Law Society conference

Patrick Allen calls for urgent investment in information technology for the civil courts’ system

Charles Pigott reviews the courts’ continuing battle to define employment status

Claire Sanders juggles discretion & fairness in marital disputes

Philip Sissons & Ciara Fairley analyse a recent Court of Appeal decision on the enforceability of oral agreements

Can an amateur sports club be held vicariously liable for the tort of one of its players? Jack Harris reports

Barbara Hewson highlights some recent trends in reproductive rights

Katherine Rees & Laura Parkinson clarify where solicitors can draw the line on commercial matters

Peter Vaines examines some recent tax-related cases

Michael Zander QC considers an unusual judicial decision

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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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