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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7487

27 October 2011
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The achievements of the legal profession were celebrated by the Law Society last week

Kim Beatson, head of the family team at Anthony Gold, won the ADR practitioner of the year award at the Family Law Awards 2011 last week

Penningtons Solicitors has announced the appointment of David Kendall as a partner in its corporate team

BT’s head of commercial disputes, Stephen O’Dowd, is to join Harbour Litigation Funding as a director of litigation funding

Gaines-Cooper creates uncertainty over definition of ”distinct break”

Deal demonstrates that ABS frontrunner means business

Employment lawyers have hit out at “policy legislation by elastoplast”, which they say is creating a bewildering “mish-mash” of regulation

Law graduates slam level of practical employment advice provided by universities

Regulatory matters are troubling a rising number of UK businesses, fuelling demand for outside counsel

Lord Neuberger speaks out on technology in the courtroom

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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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