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ALL CHANGE

04 October 2007
Issue: 7291 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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In brief

Robert Williams, editor of the Law Reports, published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales (ICLR), is retiring after 31 years. Williams is leaving on 31 December this year to be replaced by Clive Scowen, who is the present managing editor. A graduate of law from the University of Bristol, Scowen was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1981. He has been at the ICLR for 24 years working as a reporter for seven years, for 10 years as a deputy editor and for one year as a managing editor. He worked as a councillor for the London Borough of Harrow from 1990 to 2002.

Issue: 7291 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
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
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
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
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
James Grice, head of innovation and AI at Lawfront, explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the legal sector
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