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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7386

23 September 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of Age UK) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills, [2009] EWHC 2336 (Admin)

Ahmed v Amnesty International [2009] UKEAT/447/08

Organisations subject to the CRC must forecast their emissions and decide the amount of allowances they should purchase to cover them. Where allowances are exceeded more must be purchased from the scheme administrator or on the secondary market.

More people are now potentially classed as disabled & so entitled to protection

Deborah Newberry considers AB & others v Nugent Care Society

As legal aid limps past 60, Elsa Booth suggests the adoption of some alternative funding pathways

Jane Ching looks at making the most of, & going beyond, CPD

att Le Breton highlights some (avoidable) insurance pitfalls

Ruth Cabeza considers the changing landscape for international adoptions

ECJ rules employees can claim back annual leave lost to illness

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Clarke Willmott—Matthew Roach

Partner joins commercial property team in Taunton office

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Farrer & Co—Richard Lane

Londstanding London firm appoints new senior partner

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Bird & Bird—Sue McLean

Commercial team in London welcomes technology specialist as partner

NEWS
The legal profession’s claim to be a ‘guardian of fairness’ is under scrutiny after stark findings on gender imbalance and opaque progression. Writing in NLJ this week, Joshua Purser of No5 Barristers’ Chambers and Govindi Deerasinghe of Global 50/50 warn that leadership remains dominated by a narrow elite, with men holding 71% of top court roles
A legal challenge to police disclosure rules has failed, reinforcing a push for transparency in policing. In NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth examines a case where the Metropolitan Police required officers to declare membership of groups like the Freemasons
Bereavement leave is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Writing in NLJ this week, Robert Hargreaves of York St John University explains how the Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces a day-one right to leave for a wider range of losses, alongside new provisions for pregnancy loss and bereaved partners
Courts are beginning to grapple with whether AI-generated material is legally privileged—and the answers are mixed. In this week's issue of NLJ, Stacie Bourton, Tom Whittaker & Beata Kolodziej of Burges Salmon examine US rulings showing how easily privilege can be lost
New guidance seeks to bring order to the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Minesh Tanna and David Bridge of Simmons & Simmons set out a framework stressing ‘transparency’, ‘explainability’ and ‘reliability’
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