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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7477

02 August 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

James Wilson recalls the trials of Fatty Arbuckle

Halsbury's Law Exchange blogger Gary L Walters studies post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of a rape trial

Roger Smith explores opposition to the Human Rights Act

Stephen Levinson ponders the legalities of restraining strikes

Charles Pigott takes time out to revisit statutory holiday entitlement

Graham Coy sings the praises of collaborative law

Liability & legionnaires’ disease, by Matthew Chapman & Paul McClorry

How can a tenant’s guarantor guarantee an assignee’s liability, ask Joanna Bhatia & Malcolm Dowden

Sarah Watson assesses the lawfulness of a school’s ban on cornrows

Alex Leslie & Stewart Duffy examine developments around the right to a fair disciplinary process

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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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