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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8086

20 September 2024
IN THIS ISSUE

This week’s NLJ looks at decisions made by Lucy Letby’s defence team, explains why corroborative information in psychological reports is vital, and shares how to gain best value from forensic experts, in a special expert witness triple-bill

Lucy Letby’s defence team’s decision not to call their experts to the stand highlights the potential benefits & risks of oral testimony, says Mark Solon

There is a lot of activity currently in the arena of equal pay litigation, with six separate group actions being brought against major retailers

The relationship between foster parents and a local authority was held to be akin to employment even though the foster parents and foster child were related, in a recent Court of Appeal case on vicarious liability for abuse suffered

Plenty of tips; Less conduct on divorce; Latest CPR changes; 171st CPR PD update
Rakesh Kapila shares some hot tips on the key areas instructing lawyers should take into account to achieve value for money from forensic accountants

London resident Olumide Osunkoya has been charged with unlawfully running multiple crypto ATMs, in the Financial Conduct Authority’s first criminal prosecution regarding unregistered cryptoasset activity

Apple must pay Ireland about €13bn plus interest after the European Court of Justice ruled a controversial tax arrangement favouring the tech giant between 2003 and 2014 breached EU state aid rules

The electronic travel authorisation (ETA) scheme could create a ‘plethora’ of visa refusal cases on the basis of criminality or previous immigration history, an immigration lawyer has warned

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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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