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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7441

11 November 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Confidentiality obligations in contracts—a right to keep secret or a right to know, asks Sharon Mitchell

Guangzhou Dockyards Company Ltd v E N E Aegiali I [2010] EWHC 2826 (Comm), [2010] All ER (D) (Nov)

Dallah Real Estate and Tourism Holding Company v Ministry of Religious Affairs, Government of Pakistan [2010] UKSC 46, [2010] All ER (D) 36 (Nov)

Patel v Air India Ltd and another [2010] EWCA Civ 443, [2010] All ER (D) 306 (Mar)

Eastenders Cash and Carry plc and another company v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2010] EWHC 2797 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 52 (Nov)

R (on the application of Aitouaret) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] All ER (D) 06 (Nov)

Ramzan v Brookwide Ltd [2010] EWHC 2453 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 29 (Nov)

Crosstown Music Co 1 LLC v Rive Droite Music Ltd and others [2010] EWCA Civ 1222, [2010] All ER (D) 20 (Nov)

The new Bribery Act—hoping against hope? asks James Wilson

Government budget cuts and the over-supply of barristers looking for pupillages were key topics at this year’s Bar Council conference.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

Nikki Bowker, head of dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team

DWF—Chris Air

DWF—Chris Air

Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment

NEWS
The government will aim to pass legislation banning leasehold for new flats and capping ground rent, introducing non-compulsory digital ID and creating a ‘duty of candour’ for public servants (also known as the Hillsborough law) in the next Parliament

An Italian financier has lost his bid to block his Australian wife from filing divorce papers in England on the basis it was no longer her domicile of choice

Reforms to the disclosure regime in the business and property courts have not achieved their objectives, lawyers have warned
The Law Society has urged ministers to hold a public consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the justice system as a whole
Ministers have proposed bringing inquest work under a single fee scheme for legal help and advocacy legal aid work
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