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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7441

11 November 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Confidentiality obligations in contracts—a right to keep secret or a right to know, asks Sharon Mitchell

Guangzhou Dockyards Company Ltd v E N E Aegiali I [2010] EWHC 2826 (Comm), [2010] All ER (D) (Nov)

Dallah Real Estate and Tourism Holding Company v Ministry of Religious Affairs, Government of Pakistan [2010] UKSC 46, [2010] All ER (D) 36 (Nov)

Patel v Air India Ltd and another [2010] EWCA Civ 443, [2010] All ER (D) 306 (Mar)

Eastenders Cash and Carry plc and another company v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2010] EWHC 2797 (Admin), [2010] All ER (D) 52 (Nov)

R (on the application of Aitouaret) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] All ER (D) 06 (Nov)

Ramzan v Brookwide Ltd [2010] EWHC 2453 (Ch), [2010] All ER (D) 29 (Nov)

Crosstown Music Co 1 LLC v Rive Droite Music Ltd and others [2010] EWCA Civ 1222, [2010] All ER (D) 20 (Nov)

The new Bribery Act—hoping against hope? asks James Wilson

Government budget cuts and the over-supply of barristers looking for pupillages were key topics at this year’s Bar Council conference.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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