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Commercial roundup for week ending 22 February 2013

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Published on: 21 February 2013

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Table of contents

Updated Practice Notes
News analysis
Price comparison rules change
A Royal Charter for the press?
Game, set and fix
Catering for exclusions of liability
Extended warranty agreements ruled to be general insurance contracts
What'sapp with your data?
Minority rights
Blowing the whistle

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The weekly roundup from Lexis+® UK Commercial. Reporting on key current awareness, news analysis, and including our weekly consultation and legislation trackers which respectively track consultations of note for commercial lawyers and changes to legislation and significant bills through Parliament. Also reporting on our new Practice Notes or precedents published this week and notes or precedents which we have updated.

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