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Issue: Vol 163, Issue 7580

18 October 2013
IN THIS ISSUE

 Charles Pigott explains how, in certain circumstances, costs awards are undeniably on the up

David Burrows reviews the bases for appeal in care proceedings

Resident parking: milking cash cows or lawful charging? Nicholas Dobson reports

Michael Tringham follows families at war over intestacy claims

Are parents being left out in Inheritance Act claims, asks Sarah Playforth

Jag-Preet Kaur, Henrietta Mason & Luca Del Panta provide a wills & probate update

Bernard Pressman considers the Supreme Court’s take on retrospective orders in relation to service

  • Workplace blow
  • It's the court fee that counts
  • New PI guidelines
  • Court counters closed for breakfast & tea

 Peter Causton casts an eye over recent plans to modernise the Chancery Division

Benkharbouche v Embassy of the Republic of Sudan and Janah v Libya UKEAT/0401/12/GE; 0020/13/GE

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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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