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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7771

23 November 2017
IN THIS ISSUE

‘Cappuccino to declare’; Court of Protection Rules, OK?; Shy on Fraud; New FPRs.

LPMA veterans Christine Kings & Edith Robertson (share a master class in practice management with John van der Luit-Drummond

Robin Barclay explains why the cyber fraud landscape is on par with the Libor & Forex scandals

Costs follow the event, except for respondents in the Court of Appeal who successfully resist permission to appeal, as Clive Freedman QC explains

Claims & counter claims: Miranda Mourby, Stergios Aidinlis & Hannah Smith review the progress of the Data Protection Bill

Could a cap on gas & electricity harm customers in the long run? Christopher Bisping & Dr Timothy J Dodsworth report

Disaffected citizens prepared to run riot are nothing new, says Geoffrey Bindman

Post-Howlett, defendants will relish the latitude provided to them, but claimants will be less content, says Dominic Regan

Andrew Langdon QC reflects on the adverse effect of judicial case management on advocacy

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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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