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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7284

02 August 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

In brief

Can a CVA work to release guarantor obligations? ask Joseph Ollech and Helen Bourne

Charman and special contribution >>
TRUSTEES IN BANkRUPTCY >>
equal division of assets >>

Gordon Brown has shown he is willing to duck convention, but his legislative programme contains few surprises so far, says John Ludlow

The government’s mismanagement of the new Ministry of Justice shows it has learnt little from earlier mistakes, says Professor Michael Zander QC

The presumption of innocence is being eroded by
the press and politicians, says Paul Firth

What happens when there is not enough money to satisfy legacies and devise? C I Howells reports

In brief

Hostility and animosity. Louis Flannery looks at
a shocking case of judicial bias

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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
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
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