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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7394

18 November 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Organisations could be fined up to £500,000 for serious breaches of data protection law under the latest Ministry of Justice proposals.

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

Employment law experts urged employers to tackle bullying in the workplace, as National Ban Bullying Week 2009 took place this week.

An opposite-sex couple is filing an application for a civil partnership at London’s Islington Registry Office.

Acrimonious divorces are having a serious impact on children’s happiness and sense of self-worth, according to new research.

Court of Appeal rules financial loss should include stigma from bringing discrimination claim

Top ten not immune from financial setbacks as profits fall

Individual and business consumers will play a key role in shaping the future regulation of lawyers.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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