THIS ISSUE
Karl Chapman tracks the march of virtual assistants
Paola Fudakowska & Henrietta Mason provide a wills & probate update
Jon Robins reports on the long struggle for justice of the victims & survivors of the 1989 tragedy
Littlejohns and another v Devon County Council and another [2016] EWCA Civ 446, [2016] All ER (D) 72 (May)
High Court rules in favour of father who took child out of school
Ian Smith reports on cases concerning important points of very basic common law
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hugh James—Phil Edwards
Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire
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Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe
Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire
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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