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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7594

14 February 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Ian Smith tackles a tricky employment law conundrum

Should defendants’ costs always be met by the claimants where proceedings are discontinued? Masood Ahmed & Ewen Archibald investigate

Ian Gascoigne & Hena Ninan discuss the outlook for commercial claims in 2014

MoJ proposals could “price claimants out of bringing a claim”

Court rejects union’s argument that tribunal fees are unlawful

House of Lords clarify shared parenting clause within Children and Familes Bill

Action "likely" after MoJ lays out response to consultation

ELA warning over HMRC plans to close tax avoidance loophole 

Nearly one in five solicitors works in-house

President of ULaw retires after 18 years

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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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