THIS ISSUE
The Home Secretary unlawfully failed to provide proof of status to thousands of people with extended leave to remain, causing hardship, the High Court has held in a landmark judgment
UK retailers have launched a class action for £1bn damages against Amazon at the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT)
Public services including the courts and prisons are performing worse than at the start of the 2019 Parliament and ‘substantially worse’ than in 2010, according to a report by the Institute for Government (IfG)
Brett Dixon, a former president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil), has been elected deputy vice president of the Law Society
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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
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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