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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7781

16 February 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

‘DDJ Goodliffe‘ of the Brexeter County Court fires a warning shot against recalcitrant lawyers & experts

Michael Zander considers the Constitution Committee’s report on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

The new Lord Chancellor has a great chance to make equal access to justice a reality, as Geoffrey Bindman explains

Nick Barnard considers why corporate health & safety offenders are not being punished as heavily as expected

Three cases restore Patrick Allen’s faith in civil justice

Richard Scorer provides an update on the work of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse & considers its future role

Liz Fitzsimons talks to Jenny Rayner about how EU member states are preparing for the application of the GDPR

David Greene charts the progress of the UK’s transition out of Europe

Vital that companies understand why they’re producing documents

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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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