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Commercial roundup for week ending 27 July 2012

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Published on: 26 July 2012

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Table of contents

New practice notes
Updated practice notes
New Precedents
Updated Precedents
News analysis
Contribution under joint and several liability based on shareholdings
Review of Money Laundering Regulations - Government response
Unified Patent Court - help or hindrance?
Consultation: Designs Legal Framework
Consultation: A new consumer bill of rights

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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.

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