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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8058

09 February 2024

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"It will occupy an important place in the library of both seasoned and aspiring trust lawyers"

It’s all about unfair dismissal, computation and TUPE in NLJ’s Employment law brief this week, as Ian Smith covers a trio of recent cases

Our current prime minister was ‘elected’ by about 160,000 Conservative Party members, yet members of the public have no right to know basic information about them

Deepfakes, whether of Taylor Swift or Donald Trump, have obviously harmful potential consequences for the unwitting subject—but what legal action can be taken against them?

Professor Dominic Regan laments a lost chance to ‘get some definitive guidance from the Court of Appeal’ on the right to see a breakdown of expert costs

Law firm Irwin Mitchell did not have a duty to provide specific advice during an initial call to its legal helpline about an injury on holiday, the Court of Appeal has held in Miller v Irwin Mitchell [2024] EWCA Civ 53

Commercial law barristers are the happiest, according to the Wellbeing at the Bar Report 2024

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is reviewing its overall approach to consumer protection, following the collapse of Axiom Ince

Judges are to be given guidelines for the first time on sentencing blackmail, kidnap and false imprisonment offences

Baroness Carr, the Lady Chief Justice, praised the ‘tireless’ work of the judiciary this week, at her annual press conference

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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 174, Issue 8058

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron