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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7272

10 May 2007
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The government needs to slow down and re-engage with the profession if it wants to satisfy consumers, says Richard Miller

The UK is “unusual” in not imposing positive health and safety duties on company directors and senior managers, according to a new report published by the Health and Safety Executive.

Two groups of Gypsies and Irish travellers must move from their sites to make way for the Olympic village, the High Court has ruled.

The number of people executed in 2006 fell compared to the previous year, says Amnesty International in its annual report on the death penalty.

The framework decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between member states does not need replacing with a Directive, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.

Almost half (47%) of law students plan to opt out of the Working Time Directive to allow them to work more than 50 hours a week, according to new research.

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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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