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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7280

05 July 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Legal aid heroes take centre stage on Oscar night

European Commission plans to extend EU labour laws have been rejected by a House of Lords report.

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Does the state owe a duty of care to parents or children? asks David Burrows

To what extent can employers be held liable for harassment caused to their employees by third parties? Michael Salter and Chris Bryden report

Utility companies and their shareholders are not liable for certain environmental liabilities—including site clean-up costs—of their predecessor entities, the House of Lords has ruled.

The power of interest groups to force change is apparent in proposals leading up to the Human Tissue and Embryos (Draft) Bill, say Rachel Fenton and Fiona Dabell

Should the tort of conversion apply to intangible property? Gregory Mitchell QC investigates

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carpmaels & Ransford—Kevin Cordina

Carpmaels & Ransford—Kevin Cordina

Firm adds former Simmons Simmons patent head to engineering and tech team

ACTAPS—Sally Goodger

ACTAPS—Sally Goodger

Freeths strengthens its voice in national disputes with ACTAPS committee appointment

Pillsbury—Matthew Sperry

Pillsbury—Matthew Sperry

Pillsbury expands private client and family office platform with Cadwalader partner hire

NEWS
Pastries may be in the firing line while kebabs escape scrutiny, but the reality is far more nuanced
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dillon highlights a central tension in modern public law: rights may be recognised without being fully realised
A landmark ruling has delivered the first judicial application of the UK’s anti-SLAPP regime and provided fresh guidance on abusive litigation
Non-court dispute resolution is no longer an alternative in family law—it is rapidly becoming the norm
Some employment law controversies never disappear—they merely lie dormant
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