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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7286

16 August 2007
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The EC’s Solvency II proposals will change the face of insurance regulation, say Julie Nazerali, Katie Lamb and Julie Vandenbussche

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GMB v ALLEN
ANTIPATHY BETWEEN TRADE UNIONS AND dissident members
AUTONOMY VERSUS PATERNALISM
ROUGH INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Sir Stephen Richards’s prosecution was a tragic failure and produced a series of innocent victims, say Jason Hadden and Craig Barlow

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Gibson v Government of the USA [2007] UKPC 52, [2007] All ER (D) 358 (Jul)

Applications for relief are best avoided, argue Yvonne Simons and Alan Simons

Ten years of wrangling have failed to settle the corporate manslaughter debate, says Gerard Forlin

Ezsias v North Glamorgan NHS Trust [2007] EWCA Civ 330, [2007] IRLR 603

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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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