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Thorner v Major and others [2009] UKHL 18, [2009] All ER (D) 257 (Mar)
Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage
Lansat Shipping Co v Glencore Grain BV [2009] EWHC 551 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 247 (Mar)
Jenny Pattison on letters of intent in the construction industry
Employment
Deborah Edwards reports on limitation and constructive knowledge in industrial disease claims
Paul Harris & Alasdair Mackenzie discuss fresh claims & foreign cases
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Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London
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NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
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