Mac Mail/thunderbird - not receiving gmail from just one user

I have an important correspondence with a particular person who uses gmail. All of a sudden, none of his emails are being received by my Mac Mail on my domestic and work Macs and also on a RDC PC server using Thunderbird account set up identically. Yet, I am receiving all my usual other correspondence (I think!). He is now copying all correspondence to both my Mac Mail address and a separate gmail account address. I receive all his correspondence on gmail. I have not found his e-mails in my Junk box. Nor are they present when I search for his name. I wonder if there is some setting he has to change on his gmail, or if there is something weird about the filters for both Mac Mail and Thunderbird that are screening out his e-mails, but permitting them on gmail. I have tried to use my Mac Mail for all important professional correspondence and gmail just for commercial transactions and hence I habitually only screen Mac Mail. Please could you help me troubleshoot this. I assume it must have something to do with his gmails and not anything particularly specific with Mac Mail - but there may be a filter setting I need to change.
Domestic computer: Software Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 (11C74) MacBook Pro
Processor 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1024 MB
Office computer is a MacPro running Snow Leopard

p.s. Nothing unusual about the attachments - they are pdf and I can/have received numerous in the past from others with no problem.

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