What happens when Strasbourg gets it wrong?
Michael Fenn & Kristian Grice on why more global disputes are heading for English courts
David Bywater asks, is malpractice in the PI arena the preserve of solicitors?
Toxic “slops” company reaches compensation agreement with solicitors
Google has received encouraging news in its long-running legal battle over whether its AdWords service infringes trademark rights.
Polskie Ratownictwo Okretowe v Rallo Vito & C SNC & another [2009] EWHC 2249 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 80 (Sep)
The current esteem in which Parliament is held by the British electorate has not been so low for decades, if not centuries. The malaise has its roots in far deeper and longer term problems than the various scandals and debacles that reach the news. Given the state of disillusionment and the problems inherent in the current system, the tasks ahead are mountainous. Could Michael Mansfield restore faith in the government’s legal credentials?
Pereda v Madrid Movilidad SA: C-277/08, [2009] All ER (D) 88 (Sep)
The attorney general, Baroness Scotland, has been fined £5,000 for employing an illegal worker as her housekeeper.
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MOVERS & SHAKERS
Flint Bishop—Charlotte Harris
Sheffield expansion continues with appointment of commercial property partner
Browne Jacobson—Paul Duggan
Browne Jacobson strengthens banking and finance practice with latest partner appointment Paul Duggan
Ward Hadaway—Chris Piggott
Employment partner joins Ward Hadaway
Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.
