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Plane facts

10 July 2014
Issue: 7614 / Categories: Legal News
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The airlines are braced for a deluge of claims over delayed flights following recent litigation, but who will ultimately suffer? Smaller airlines operate on tight margins and there have been newspaper reports of airlines raising ticket prices to take account of the extra compensation they may need to pay out. Writing in this week’s NLJ, Rob Williams, partner at Weightmans, asks whether the Dawson v Thomson Airways flight delay compensation ruling will ultimately be seen as a victory or a loss for the consumer.

Issue: 7614 / Categories: Legal News
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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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