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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8069

03 May 2024
IN THIS ISSUE
Personal injury claimants are well warned about dishonesty. Sadly, some don’t listen. Dominic Regan examines a wise judgment from a recent case
Daniel Bacon explains the new court duty scheme—& how it could help both tenants & landlords

Algorithmic discrimination is on the rise and it’s a serious problem, writes Dr Sebastian Smart in this week’s NLJ. It’s a fascinating insight into a global phenomenon

Ever got the feeling you’re being lied to? In this week’s NLJ, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School (aka ‘The insider’) relays a classic of the genre, namely, a personal injury claimant who was found to be ‘breathtakingly dishonest’

Why was everyone wrong for so long about s 994 petitions? In this week’s NLJ, Lara Kuehl, barrister at Selborne Chambers, looks into THG v Zedra and its many implications

Former District Judge Stephen Gold has valuable advice for lawyers working on general damages claims in personal injury cases, in this week’s ‘Civil way’ column in NLJ

The Rwanda Act has placed the courts in unprecedented territory, so what happens next? Lord Carter of Haslemere, consultant at Kingsley Napley, writing in this week’s NLJ, explores the possibilities

Extra safeguards could be introduced to protect children and vulnerable people from being strip searched by the police

Regulators need to ‘actively’ encourage lawtech and innovation, including artificial intelligence (AI), the Legal Services Board (LSB) has said

Three Court of Appeal judges have urged a couple whose cruise in Arctic Canada was diverted due to icy conditions to ‘reach a pragmatic settlement’ rather than continue through the courts
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Partner joins family law team inLondon

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Private client division announces five new partners

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Banking and finance team welcomes partner in London

NEWS
The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings
Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
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