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Owning social media data

Andy Williams and Emily Chalkley consider steps employers should take to protect the client contact details contained in employees' social media accounts

Learning lessons from Wolf Hall

Mark Lucas looks at the new laws and developments relating to public contracts and considers how the law has changed since Thomas Cromwell's time

Following procedure

Ryan Clement reviews recent employment cases concerning procedure, including costs and leave to amend a claim, and disability discrimination

Taylor Swift registers own 'adult' web URLs

'Prevention better than cure' as lawyers advise ownership could avoid high-profile legal action to recover web addresses from third parties

Flight delay compensation must be in sterling

Easyjet loses yet another claim before the courts

Subject to contract

A simple phrase is crucial to avoid being unintentionally bound by an agreement in settlement negotiations, explains Sophia Purkis

Relief on PPI mis-selling settled

New decision introduces distinction between the quantum of available relief

Legal challenges to follow MPs' vote on tobacco plain packaging

Lawyers criticise parliament's yes vote on plain packaging for cigarettes