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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7416

06 May 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

What are the implications for Google’s proposed online library? asks Jane Foulser McFarlane

Dee v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2010] EWHC 924 (QB), [2010] All ER (D) 215 (Apr)

Onego Shipping and Chartering BV v JSC Arcadia Shipping, M/V ‘Socol 3’ [2010] EWHC 777 (Comm), [2010] All ER (D) 179 (Apr)

R (on the application of TG) v Lambeth London Borough Council [2010] EWHC 907 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 204 (Apr)

Janna Purdie considers the courts’ support of the right to arbitrate

Early case assessment could take flight, says Costa Kypre

About 4,000 mainly female Birmingham City Council staff have won their equal pay claim.

The number of paralegals working in England has doubled in the last decade and is set to rise further, according to a government-sponsored think-tank.

Ruling suggests fairness is more important than secrecy

Indirect age discrimination does not occur where an employee’s promotion depends on their having a degree and they do not have time to obtain one before retirement.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

NEWS
Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
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