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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

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

International fraud and asset recovery offering boosted by partner hire

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire

NEWS
Cheshire West, which established an ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty safeguards, has been overturned by the Supreme Court
The Chancery Division and other segments of the High Court are to be replaced by a new Business and Property Division (BPD), in a major civil justice shakeup
Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week
Two district judges and a tribunal judge have been sanctioned for delays in delivering judgments and orders
Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker
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