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Issue: Vol 172, Issue 7964

28 January 2022

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Recent caselaw has found third party costs orders being made against experts in clinical negligence litigation

Deductions in damages & the reasons why

It's on every news bulletin, website and newspaper―potential rule-breaking in Downing Street

A joint report on the safe introduction of self-driving vehicles has been published by the Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission this week

It’s a great time to switch jobs, with legal vacancies at law firms and businesses achieving record highs in 2021 as companies sought extra legal expertise amid economic uncertainty

Lawyers are being arbitrarily arrested, prosecuted, convicted, forcibly disappeared, and even killed across the world because of their work upholding the rule of law, the Law Society has warned

The High Court has dismissed a ‘failure to remove’ claim against two local authorities, in a case involving the application of the Human Right Act 1998 to local authorities exercising statutory child protection functions

Nearly half of law firms are considering mergers and acquisitions (M&As), researchers have found

The results of the first Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) assessment have been posted, with 53% passing the first stage (SQE1)

The Sentencing Council is inviting bids to conduct a literature review on evidence on the effectiveness of sentencing

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Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

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 appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

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NLJ this week: Property cases reshape established principles

A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land

NLJ this week: Stress ruling raises the bar for employers

Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee

NLJ this week: Can Manchesterism revive access to justice?

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

NLJ this week: Constitutional conventions tested as power changes hands

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

NLJ this week: Lawyers must become product designers

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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Issue: Vol 172, Issue 7964

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron