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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7424

01 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of AP) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (No 2) [2010] UKSC 26

Peter Wake applauds a common sense approach to liability

Local authorities can’t afford to prioritise resources over the interests of those in care, says Nicholas Dobson

Louisa Albertini highlights the importance of a clearly drafted trade mark coexistence agreement

What did the Budget offer families stretched by family breakdown? Geraldine Morris reports

In Al Rawi v Security Service [2010] EWCA Civ 482, [2010] All ER (D) 03 (May) the court considered a preliminary issue in a suit brought by six former detainees against several arms of the UK government.

In a second set of proceedings involving the same parties, one of them seeks to raise matters which could have been raised first time round.

Employment; Environment; Human rights; Costs

Dominic Regan casts a wry eye over some interesting cases...

Withy King welcomes Richard Baxter as a new partner in its corporate and commercial department in Oxford.

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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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