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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7808

14 September 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Dominic Regan takes on the urgent task of updating some legal terms & shares some early examples

With adjudication remaining a common method for resolving construction disputes, Digby Hebbard takes a look at the plus points & potential pitfalls

Can defendants assert litigation privilege over documents created for proceedings they controlled, but were not party to? Richard Highley & Annabel Walker report

What the doctor said: Charles Foster looks at developments in patient autonomy & causation

Lee Henderson reflects on important differences between enforcement orders & enforcement by committal

Testing, testing, one two three: Ian Smith rounds up a trio of cases which could echo through the courts in the coming years

Does solicitor-facilitated investment fraud threaten to undermine confidence in the profession, asks Christopher Burt

Lord Chancellor promises review of a system no longer ‘fit for purpose’

Ministry of Justice downplays rumours of no-fault divorce reform

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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