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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7367

30 April 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Technology in the civil courts—fact or fiction? David Oldham gives his verdict

Peter Causton examines new types of claims in the modern world

Levicom International Holdings BV and another v Linklaters, [2009] EWHC 812 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 158 (Apr)

R (on the application of Omondi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 827 (Admin), [2009] All ER (D) 155 (Apr)

Part one: Richard Scorer reviews the reverse impact of Rome II

Indemnity premiums escalate as firms told to expect an upturn in claims

Jennifer James reminisces about college days & youthful spats

In brief

Procurement challenges are on the increase. Rob Hann explains why

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team

NEWS

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Law firm HFW is offering clients lawyers on call for dawn raids, sanctions issues and other regulatory emergencies
From gender-critical speech to notice periods and incapability dismissals, employment law continues to turn on fine distinctions. In his latest employment law brief for NLJ, Ian Smith of Norwich Law School reviews a cluster of recent decisions, led by Bailey v Stonewall, where the Court of Appeal clarified the limits of third-party liability under the Equality Act
Non-molestation orders are meant to be the frontline defence against domestic abuse, yet their enforcement often falls short. Writing in NLJ this week, Jeni Kavanagh, Jessica Mortimer and Oliver Kavanagh analyse why the criminalisation of breach has failed to deliver consistent protection
Assisted dying remains one of the most fraught fault lines in English law, where compassion and criminal liability sit uncomfortably close. Writing in NLJ this week, Julie Gowland and Barny Croft of Birketts examine how acts motivated by care—booking travel, completing paperwork, or offering emotional support—can still fall within the wide reach of the Suicide Act 1961
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