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Issue: Vol 169, Issue 7848

12 July 2019
IN THIS ISSUE

Recommendations for the future of non-disclosure agreements in discrimination cases—Stephen Levinson takes the long view

As the FCA fines its first cartel, Diana Johnson considers the significance for competition lawyers

How long can a spouse or civil partner wait to take financial proceedings? David Burrows sifts the evidence

Nicholas Dobson applauds the elegance of the judgment in Lachaux, which gives a much clearer basis for future consideration of potentially defamatory material

In the first instalment of a two-part feature, Dr Nicholas Bevan, reflects on the ruling in MIB v Lewis & its implications for the UK’s compulsory third-party motor insurance regime

Bailiffs snoozing; missing but remembered; minor costs; real prospects; orders taken short

Both claimants & defendants should be aware of the negative impacts of universal credit, says Norman Challis

In the UK, it is the courts & not the government that determines a person’s guilt, explains Athelstane Aamodt

Small firms are luring solicitors away from Big Law in increasing numbers, according to the latest Bellwether report.
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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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