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Commercial roundup for week ending 14 September 2012

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Published on: 13 September 2012

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Table of contents

New practice notes
Updated practice notes
New Precedents
Updated Precedents
News analysis
Boosting business growth - progress on the Red Tape Challenge
Audit exemption changes to go ahead
Data protection - reminder of responsibility when outsourcing
New guidance on penalties for breaching competition law
Legislation tracker

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Article summary

This weekly roundup of developments in Lexis+® UK Commercial reports new practice notes or precedents that were published this week and which notes or precedents were amended, and why. We also include a summary of any key current awareness or news analysis we have published in the week and a commercial legislation tracker.

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