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This is the third of five blog posts looking at key elements in the classic definition of mediation. My first two discussed confidentiality and voluntary mediation. Read more

In Brief Micula V European Commission (In Cases T‑624/15, T‑694/15 and T‑704/15) Read more

Family News Domestic abuse victim to go into hiding as ex freed after six months The Guardian – 29 July Abigail Blake, who was left permanently disabled by her ex-partner in 2017, has called for... Read more

Immigration News Leave to remain – but no home to remain in after fees treble The Guardian – 31 July The cost of renewing an application for a resident with limited leave to remain has increased... Read more

Bloomsbury Professional catch up with barrister and author, Paul Fisher.  Read more

There were just two significant judgments from the Patents Court in July, one dealing with monoclonal antibodies and one in a telecoms FRAND case. Read more

Sharing personal data with other data protection ‘controllers’ is a regular activity for most organisations and their Data Protection Officers (DPOs); whether it is between local authorities and... Read more

Employment News Redeployment rights for pregnant employees and maternity returners announced Lewis Silkin – 25 July During the final days of Theresa May’s government, redeployment rights for... Read more

IP & IT News Hong Kong protestors “in breach of data privacy law” Lewis Silkin – 24 July It has been found that protesters in the recent Hong Kong protests breached the Personal Data (Privacy)... Read more

Arbitration News South Korea rejects Japan call for arbitration over wartime labour dispute Reuters – 19 July Following a court ruling in 2018 that ordered Japanese companies to pay compensation... Read more