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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7368

07 May 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Donald Cran reviews recent privacy developments arising out of ISPs' use of Phorm

Rajeev Nayyar finds the recession leaves landlords with fewer choices

Will the Pirate Bay case deter illegal file sharing? Tracey Stretton & Mark Surguy report

In rental default cases landlords are often caught in the middle, say Cameron Lawes & Mark Sefton

Equality

Part two: Ed Mitchell provides an update on fair access, mental capacity & welfare reform

CDA 1998, s 34 abolished the defence for children aged 10 or over

Expect a more robust approach to harassment cases, says Elliot Gold

Part 3: Do child support committal applications breach human rights? David Burrows reports

Should we be concerned if arbitrator & counsel are from the same chambers? Khawar Qureshi QC reports

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team

NEWS
The Supreme Court has clarified the scope of a director’s duty, in a case where a chairman’s good intentions went awry due to the pandemic
Digital fraud is ‘baffling policymakers, investigators, prosecutors and enforcers’, leaving ‘a massive justice gap’, the author of a government-commissioned independent review has warned
Richard Lloyd’s independent review of the Legal Services Board (LSB) has delivered a devastating verdict, accusing the super-regulator of having ‘lost its way in recent years’
The House of Commons has passed the Hillsborough Law, in a historic achievement for campaigners, survivors and families of those who died in the 1989 stadium collapse
Judicial statistics show a steady rise in the number of female judges and Asian and mixed ethnicity judges in the past ten years—however, progress in terms of representation has stalled for both Black lawyers and for solicitors
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