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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7822

04 January 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

Directories & NextGen Law: Michael Burne believes big data & AI are close to producing a segmented client selection tool

​Alec Samuels reports on secrecy, privacy, confidentiality & anonymity in the courtroom

​Frank Maher shares some predictions for law firm risk

​Nicholas Dobson considers the delicate balance of rights involved in interim injunctions against hunt protesters

​Steven Gasztowicz QC marks the 170th birthday of Tulk v Moxhay

​Simon Parsons reflects on the possible impact of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 which breaks the conduit pipe whereby EU law flows into UK domestic law

Patrick Allen predicts an uplift in the number of law firms converting to co-ownership

Bar for what constitutes a significant development should not be set too high

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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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