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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7430

12 August 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Jones v Kernott: to infer or to impute, asks Jonathan Fowles

Westlaw Services Ltd and another v Boddy (Solicitors Regulation Authority intervening) [2010] EWCA Civ 929, [2010] All ER (D) 361 (Jul)

There can be little doubt that mediation is still significantly under-used.

R v Chaytor and others [2010] EWCA Crim 1910, [2010] All ER (D) 335 (Jul)

Anna Pertoldi & Maura McIntosh explain why it pays to keep a close eye on Part 36 offers

Andy Ellis suggests how to repair the “derailed” assessment of costs

James Bowling & Daniel Goodkin right the wrongs in Jim Ennis

Chris Pamplin analyses a case of cracking brinkmanship

James Stanbury & Mark Jennings examine ash cloud liability & losses

Published 10 years after the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) came into force, Tom Hickman’s recent book is an impressive critique of the complex relationship between public law and the HRA.

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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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