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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7460

07 April 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Les Laboratoires Servier and another v Apotex Inc and others [2011] EWHC 730 (Pat), [2011] All ER (D) 318 (Mar)

Football Dataco Ltd and other companies v Sportrader GmbH and another [2011] EWCA Civ 330, [2011] All ER (D) 322 (Mar)

Lawyers have a lot to learn from non legal, savvy professionals, says Allan Carton

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

The Tribunals Service is coping with the demands of an increased workload – despite increased demand

The new Family Procedure Rules 2010 came into force this week (6 April)

Law Society stats show there were 150,128 solicitors on the Roll at the end of last summer

BPP Law School’s Streetlaw Homeless programme carried off the prize for best team of students at this year’s LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards, held last week in the House of Commons.

Adult social care law is a complex and confusing area, and people struggle
to understand their basic legal rights.

Children can wait “well over a year” for the family justice system to determine their future, an independent review panel has found.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
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