Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7441

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.