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People will continue to go abroad to die, risking prosecution, once the assisted dying Bill becomes law, a solicitor has warned

The amended Bill disapplies the coroner’s statutory duty to investigate, so assisted deaths would receive less judicial oversight than other unnatural deaths, writes HH Thomas Teague KC

A former chief coroner of England and Wales expresses surprise that the important safeguard of coronial oversight has been lifted from those seeking an assisted death, in this week’s NLJ.

A landmark report has found bereaved interviewees aren’t always informed about legal representation and many highlight a lack of sensitivity

The chief coroner has called for retired circuit judges to be empowered to conduct judge-led inquests

David Regan explores the coronial role in defining the concept of neglect

A finding of neglect at an inquest can have ‘profound implications’ and ‘invariably carries with it an element of censure’, but what are its boundaries and limits?

It’s time for an independent body to ensure coroners’ recommendations are implemented, writes Veronica Cowan

What does the coronial system actually achieve? Not much, according to some bereaved families who receive a ringside seat to the process of recommendations being made then ignored

The Justice Committee has launched an inquiry into the Coroner Service to examine changes made since 2021, when the committee last looked at coronial capacity

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Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

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NLJ this week: Redrawing boundaries for fiduciary duties and motor finance claims

Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery

NLJ this week: BBC’s open justice bid fails in care proceedings

The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: Parliamentary privilege—shield or sword?

Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege

NLJ this week: Litigation funding must serve justice, not failure

Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses

NLJ this week: AI’s digital associates reshape legal practice

James Grice, head of innovation and AI at Lawfront, explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the legal sector

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Coronial law

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr