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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7372

04 June 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Jennifer James on lies, damned lies & expenses claims

Susan Knox explores the role played by electronically stored information in contemporary legal practice

John Stacey-Hibbert believes staff are a firm's second greatest asset

News in brief

Susan Nash examines a variety of recent human rights cases

The draft Bribery Bill is a step in the right direction, say Justin Michaelson & Andrew Berkeley

Bank charge—Shares in subsidiary pledged to bank as security—Charterparty between parent charterer and shipowner exempting charterer’s subsidiaries from liability—Whether pledge to bank altering status of subsidiary in charterparty

Professional misconduct

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper strengthens international disputes team with appointment of leading arbitration partner

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau strengthens trust and estates disputes team with new appointments

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law strengthens employment disputes and international advisory capability with senior associate appointment

NEWS
When does a solicitor’s retainer become a contentious business agreement? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes shows that listing hourly rates alone will not do, leaving firms and clients uncertain about their rights over bills
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
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