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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7400

13 January 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Michael Tringham uncovers a world of revocation, rectification & an opt-out

Cross-border litigation in the EU examined by Philippa Charles & Daniel Hart

Tara Hogg explains how the UK intends to tackle corporate governance failures

Brice Dickson runs through the UK’s top court in 2009

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage

Papas Olio JSC v Grains & Fourrages SA and another [2009] EWCA Civ 1401, [2009] All ER (D) 193 (Dec)

Double K Oil & Products 1996 Ltd v Neste Oil OYJ [2009] EWHC 3380 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 214 (Dec)

McFarlane v Relate Avon Ltd [2009] All ER (D) 233 (Dec)

BSN Diversity League Table boosted by 20% increase on 2009 entries

Individuals can be employed by different employers at the same time, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Firm expands London disputes practice with senior partner hire

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Senior associate promotion strengthens real estate offering

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Leading patent litigator joins intellectual property team

NEWS
The government’s plan to introduce a Single Professional Services Supervisor could erode vital legal-sector expertise, warns Mark Evans, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, in NLJ this week
Writing in NLJ this week, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers argues that the ‘failure to prevent’ model of corporate criminal responsibility—covering bribery, tax evasion, and fraud—should be embraced, not resisted
Professor Graham Zellick KC argues in NLJ this week that, despite Buckingham Palace’s statement stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his styles, titles and honours, he remains legally a duke
Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'
In NLJ this week, Sailesh Mehta and Theo Burges of Red Lion Chambers examine the government’s first-ever 'Afghan leak' super-injunction—used to block reporting of data exposing Afghans who aided UK forces and over 100 British officials. Unlike celebrity privacy cases, this injunction centred on national security. Its use, the authors argue, signals the rise of a vast new body of national security law spanning civil, criminal, and media domains
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