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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7371

28 May 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Chris Paley-Menzies on the changing approach to e-disclosure

R (on the application of Smith) v Secretary of State for Defence (Equality and Human Rights

Housing—Homeless—Child of 16 or 17

What is the deadline for putting a claim form in the post (or DX etc)?

News in brief

Appeal court ruling hailed as victory for freedom of speech

Keith Patten assesses responsibility for injuries caused by work equipment

Jonathan Scriven reviews Kirk v Walton

James Naylor asks whether an Englishman's home is still his castle

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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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