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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7280

05 July 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Legal aid heroes take centre stage on Oscar night

European Commission plans to extend EU labour laws have been rejected by a House of Lords report.

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Does the state owe a duty of care to parents or children? asks David Burrows

To what extent can employers be held liable for harassment caused to their employees by third parties? Michael Salter and Chris Bryden report

Utility companies and their shareholders are not liable for certain environmental liabilities—including site clean-up costs—of their predecessor entities, the House of Lords has ruled.

The power of interest groups to force change is apparent in proposals leading up to the Human Tissue and Embryos (Draft) Bill, say Rachel Fenton and Fiona Dabell

Should the tort of conversion apply to intangible property? Gregory Mitchell QC investigates

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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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