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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7453

17 February 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Decision to revoke £1bn of funding for school repairs unlawful

Two local authorities have been fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office for data protection breaches after laptops containing unencrypted information went missing.

Businesses are increasingly turning to the Human Rights Act to assert their commercial interests.

In the first of two articles, Lisa Wright reports on the costs dilemmas in infant approvals

Marley v Rawlings and another[2011] EWHC 161 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 43 (Feb)

Jennifer James misses out on time on the piste to reflect on love & the law

e Montfort Fine Art Ltd v Acre 1127 Ltd (in liquidation) (formerly known as Castle Galleries Ltd) (in liquidation) [2011] EWCA Civ 87, [2011] All ER (D) 111 (Feb)

Sharon’s Bakers (Europe) Ltd v AXA Insurance UK plc and another company [2011] EWHC 210 (Comm), [2011] All ER (D) 107 (Feb)

Minkin v Cawdery Kaye Fireman & Taylor [2011] EWHC 177 (QB), [2011] All ER (D) 82 (Feb)

D Borough Council v AB [2011] EWHC 101 (COP), [2011] All ER (D) 71 (Feb)

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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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