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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7416

06 May 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Savage v South Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2010] EWHC 865 (QB), [2010] All ER (D) 196 (Apr)

“Nobody takes any notice of the Equal Pay Act”. That’s the resigned view of Sue, a 53-year old home care worker.

Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) Anstalt des Offentlichen Rechts v JP Morgan Chase Bank NA and another [2010] EWCA Civ 390, [2010] All ER (D) 212 (Apr)

Football Dataco Ltd and others v Stan James (Abingdon) Ltd and others [2010] EWHC 841 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 157 (Apr)

The Chilcott inquiry has now heard its two star witnesses, the Prime Minister and his predecessors, though we have not been promised a report before the end of this year.

Nicholas Dobson examines an eternal well-spring of legal surprises

Alison Bull reports on the use of virtual signings & closings in the family courts

Alison Pickup analyses the changing nature of detaining foreign prisoners

Kenneth A Warner examines cases of unlawful encampments

Brent McDonald on public duties & private remedies

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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
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
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
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
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
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
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