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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7468

01 June 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

The status of partners is a risky business, says Sarah Rushton

Alison Mayfield examines the frustrations of force majeure

How can litigation be used to protect IP rights? Michael Edenborough QC & Thayne Forbes explain

Super bolts, super supper, super speculation & super duper deposit win

KGM v News Group Newspapers Ltd and others [2010] EWHC 3145 (QB), [2011] All ER (D) 281 (May)

Hare-Brown and another v Trent and another [2011] EWHC 90202 (Costs), [2011] All ER (D) 223 (May)

Fung Oi Chiu and others v Waitrose Ltd and another [2011] All ER (D) 271 (May), [2011] EWHC 1356 (TCC)

Chen and others v Chui and others [2011] EWHC 1276 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 266 (May)

Re Mumtaz Properties Ltd; Wetton (as liquidator of Mumtaz Properties Ltd) v Ahmed and others [2011] EWCA Civ 610, [2011] All ER (D) 237 (May)

C v D [2011] EWCA Civ 646

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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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