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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7381

05 August 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Jo Lloyd-Davies gives an overview of the intellectual property issues involved in finding new suppliers

Ambiguities in health questionnaires are likely to be resolved in the employee’s favour,
says Charles Pigott

Dr Nicholas Dobson provides an update on local authority “wellbeing”

Jane Mayfield provides a summary of the impact of the Shareholder Rights Directive

Anastasia Karseras reports on “obvious” dangers & fraudulent claims

Serious Organised Crime Agency v Perry and others (proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) [2009] EWHC 1960 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 337 (Jul)

Deripaska v Cherney [2009] EWCA Civ 849, [2009] All ER (D) 02 (Aug)

Serious Organised Crime Agency v Perry and others (proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) [2009] EWHC 1960 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 337 (Jul)

Bilkus v Stockler Brunton (a firm) [2009] EWHC 1957 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 326 (Jul)

Bilkus v Stockler Brunton (a firm) [2009] EWHC 1957 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 326 (Jul)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
Lawyers have broadly welcomed plans to electronically tag up to 22,000 more offenders, scrap most prison terms below a year and make prisoners ‘earn’ early release
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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