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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7299

29 November 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

In brief

Occasional advice for the judiciary and lawyers on matters of the mind, heart and the law

Seamus Burns is concerned that executive blunderbuss could blow away the rights of peaceful demonstrators

LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE >>
TRANSPORTING PRISONERS >>
TREATMENT IN DETENTION >>

Davey v Aylesbury Vale District Council [2007] EWCA Civ 1166, [2007] All ER (D) 259 (Nov)

Sumukan Ltd v Commonwealth Secretariat (No 2) [2007] EWCA Civ 1148, [2007] All ER (D) 253 (Nov

R (Yilmaz) v Central Criminal Court [2007] EWHC 2620 (Admin)

Helen Hart examines the latest attempts to clarify
the law on sharing personal data

How far should a solicitor’s duty of undivided loyalty go? Jonathan Pratt explains

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

NEWS
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
In Ward v Rai, the High Court reaffirmed that imprecise points of dispute can and will be struck out. Writing in NLJ this week, Amy Dunkley of Bolt Burdon Kemp reports on the decision and its implications for practitioners
Could the Supreme Court’s ruling in R v Hayes; R v Palombo unintentionally unsettle future complex fraud trials? Maia Cohen-Lask of Corker Binning explores the question in NLJ this week
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