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Issue: Vol 168, Issue 7803

27 July 2018
IN THIS ISSUE

Matthew Kay introduces the robot lawyers of the future & recommends making friends with AI

The first two cohorts of Justice First Fellows have now qualified. Fiona Bawdon looks at how are they faring

Professor Graham Zellick QC unravels the mysteries of parallel, non-optional & post-retirement titles

Quick, flexible and cost-effective: Masood Ahmed explains the Professional Negligence Adjudication Scheme

George Hepburne Scott reports on a sea-change in the approach to extraditions to France

Shane Crawford outlines how, in cases of harassment, the ‘related to’ consideration requires attention to the context in which the putative act occurred

John Gould offers some advice on how to strike a balance between clarity & flexibility in recent changes to the solicitors’ rule book

Sir Cliff’s victory will not end the tug of war between press freedom & the rights of individuals, says Athelstane Aamodt

Graham Massie charts the growth & success of mediation across the civil justice landscape

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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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