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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7450

27 January 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Re Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane SpA Connock and another v Fantozzi [2011] EWHC 15 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 104 (Jan)

Construction Industry Training Board v Beacon Roofing Ltd [2011] EWHC 14 (Admin), [2011] All ER (D) 81 (Jan)

R (on the application of Coke-Wallis) v Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales [2011] UKSC 1, [2011] All ER (D) 120 (Jan)

Novasen SA v Alimenta SA [2011] All ER (D) 118 (Jan), [2011] EWHC 49 (Comm)

Expert witness immunity: will it stay or will it go? Isabel West reports

Never in legal history has so much happened between consecutive annual editions of Cook.

Success fees in jeopardy after Strasbourg ruling

JAC & the Law Society take action to encourage solicitor judges

Bats have lost out in a legal battle over a proposed roadway.
In Morge (FC) v Hampshire County Council [2011] UKSC 2, the Supreme Court considered the extent of the UK’s obligation under the Habitats Directive to prohibit “deliberate disturbance” of certain species of bats.

The ancient rule of champerty cannot derail a conditional fee agreement (CFA), the Court of Appeal has ruled in a landmark case.

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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 NLJ this week, Ian Smith, emeritus professor at UEA, explores major developments in employment law from the Supreme Court and appellate courts
Writing in NLJ this week, Kamran Rehman and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper examine Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV plc v Spain, where the Commercial Court held that ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty awards cannot be assigned
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