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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7539

22 November 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

Louis Flannery analyses the latest saga in the oligarch wars taking place in the English courts

Charles Terence Estates Ltd v Cornwall Council [2012] EWCA Civ 1439, [2012] All ER (D) 147 (Nov)

Genesis Housing Association Ltd v Liberty Syndicate Management Ltd [2012] EWHC 3105 (TCC), [2012] All ER (D) 150 (Nov)

CN v United Kingdom (App No 4239/08) [2012] All ER (D) 181 (Nov)

Bieber and others v Teathers Ltd (in liquidation) [2012] EWCA Civ 1466, [2012] All ER (D) 164 (Nov)

Senior-Milne v Secretary of State for Justice [2012] EWHC 3062 (Admin), [2012] All ER (D)
173 (Nov)

Redfearn v United Kingdom (App No 47335/06) [2012] All ER (D) 112 (Nov)

Smith v Trafford Housing Trust [2012] EWHC 3221 (Ch)

Chris Pamplin looks back at clinical negligence case law and finds a relaxation in the burden of proof

Hostility towards lawyers goes back a long way—we can’t blame Shakespeare. Geoffrey Bindman QC reports

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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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