THIS ISSUE
Residents of four multi-million-pound flats which can be overlooked by visitors to Tate Modern have lost their latest legal challenge against the gallery, in an important case on nuisance
Lawyers from around the globe can look ahead to the second London International Disputes Week (LIDW) this September
The Home Secretary has announced sweeping changes to the immigration system, with a points-based system to be introduced on 1 January 2021
Next week is Justice Week (24-28 February)
The International Bar Association (IBA) has published a model statute for climate change litigation
The Law Society’s Diversity Access Scheme (DAS) has opened its doors for the 2020 cohort
Legal professionals can now create an online HM Courts and Services (HMCTS) account
A judge should not have granted a decree nisi of nullity to a couple who had an Islamic wedding, a Nikah, because the marriage was not valid under English law in the first place
Mark Solon reports on the challenges & priorities facing expert witnesses in & out of the courtroom
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hugh James—Phil Edwards
Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire
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Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe
Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire
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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