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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7478

10 July 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Is low cost dispute resolution the way forward for IP law, asks Jane Foulser McFarlane

Mediation is the future—look on it as a great opportunity, says Martin Burns

Siobhan Baillie joins Blandy & Blandy’s family team as a solicitor.

Faegre & Benson LLP has recruited Mary Shields, who joins the firm as an associate in the corporate practice in London.

The London Legal Support Trust and i-Probono have taken up residence at the National Pro Bono Centre, joining the Bar Pro Bono Unit, LawWorks, ILEX Pro Bono and the Access to
Justice Foundation.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has appointed disputes partner Juliet Blanch as head of international arbitration

Halsbury's Law Exchange blogger Tom Hennessey traces the phases of the London riots

Do not delay in seeking damages advises expert

Wide-ranging reforms are to be introduced to copyright law, including the launch of a digital copyright exchange in the UK

Civil Justice Council say MoJ court plans would “fetter” access

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok

Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon

Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise

NEWS
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
Arbitration may be private, but its confidentiality is no impenetrable shield. Writing in NLJ this week, James Glaysher of Kingsley Napley examines when courts will permit arbitral material to surface in open litigation
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’

Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

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