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Companies are bracing themselves for greater exposure to both litigation & regulatory proceedings say Antony Corsi & Kirill Vahoni

Timothy Carlisle & Christian Hay provide an update on the choice of law jurisdiction made by agreement

Is there life after Cherney v Deripaska? asks Ivan Gordienko

Piracy has always had a spurious glamour. Since the 17th century no case has appeared in Europe. The “Brethren of the Coast” had effectively been controlled even in the Caribbean. However the saga of the Arctic Star, which disappeared at the end of July, has proved more surreal than the Hollywood film, Pirates of the Caribbean.

Jonathan Pratt provides a statistical analysis of recent trends in City litigation

Maria Piggin, a senior associate at McGrigors and NLJ author, has been named as one of the year’s most innovative lawyers in the FT’s 2009 Innovative Lawyers Special Report.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) recently published its policy on dealing with UK companies suspected of having committed offences involving overseas corruption.

Are the advertising operations of
internet search engines in the balance? Nick Rose & Louisa Albertini report

Ian Pease identifies the cracks in Chartbrook

MP3 players are owned and trusted by the great and good. However, there have been problems reported with the batteries that Apple uses in its iPods. In August, Sky News reported that the European Commission consumer safety watchdog was conducting an investigation as a result of these problems.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Browne Jacobson—Vicky Tomlinson

Browne Jacobson—Vicky Tomlinson

Browne Jacobson appoints Vicky Tomlinson as Head of Independent Health and Care

DWF—five appointments

DWF—five appointments

DWF further strengthens major injury and casualty offering with new partner and four directors from DAC Beachcroft

Switalskis—Laura Ornsby

Switalskis—Laura Ornsby

Switalskis strengthens Grimsby child care team

NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’

Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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