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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7359

05 March 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Landlord Protect Ltd v St Anselm Development Company Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 99, [2009] All ER (D) 216 (Feb)

Rob McCreath on the fallout from a high–octane workplace

Kay is a welcome boost for small but priceless freedoms. Seamus Burns explains why

Moriarty v Atkinson [2008] EWCA Civ 1604, [2009] All ER (D) 154 (Feb)

Abegaze v Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology [2009] EWCA Civ 96, [2009] All ER (D) 209 (Feb)

Anglo Irish Bank Corp plc v West LB AG [2009] EWHC 207 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 135 (Feb)

F Ltd v M Ltd [2009] EWHC 275 (TCC), [2009] All ER (D) 260 (Feb)

Generics (UK) Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S [2009] UKHL 12, [2009] All ER (D) 258 (Feb)

Patents

Singh v C J O’Shea & Co Ltd [2009] All ER (D) 230 (Feb)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Partner joins commercial property team in Taunton office

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner

NEWS
The legal profession’s claim to be a ‘guardian of fairness’ is under scrutiny after stark findings on gender imbalance and opaque progression. Writing in NLJ this week, Joshua Purser of No5 Barristers’ Chambers and Govindi Deerasinghe of Global 50/50 warn that leadership remains dominated by a narrow elite, with men holding 71% of top court roles
A legal challenge to police disclosure rules has failed, reinforcing a push for transparency in policing. In NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth examines a case where the Metropolitan Police required officers to declare membership of groups like the Freemasons
Bereavement leave is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Writing in NLJ this week, Robert Hargreaves of York St John University explains how the Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces a day-one right to leave for a wider range of losses, alongside new provisions for pregnancy loss and bereaved partners
Courts are beginning to grapple with whether AI-generated material is legally privileged—and the answers are mixed. In this week's issue of NLJ, Stacie Bourton, Tom Whittaker & Beata Kolodziej of Burges Salmon examine US rulings showing how easily privilege can be lost
New guidance seeks to bring order to the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Minesh Tanna and David Bridge of Simmons & Simmons set out a framework stressing ‘transparency’, ‘explainability’ and ‘reliability’
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