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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7777

19 January 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Will proposed offences in the Data Protection Bill make criminals of us all? Stewart Duffy investigates

Are unconventional methods of will making about to become our everyday reality? Monika Byrska considers the options

Geoffrey Bindman explains why deceiving the court is not a good idea

A recent decision on billing comes under fire for generating unacceptable confusion 

Nicholas Dobson explores the reasons why Wireless Festival 2016 was a lawfully held event

It’s been one problem after another so far, but Chris Owen remains optimistic about the future for collective redress

It’s a family affair: Constance McDonnell presents a review of key contentious probate cases

David Greene hopes David Gauke is allowed to stay in the role long enough to make a difference

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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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