THIS ISSUE
An unusual case has served up questions about vicarious liability & the gig economy. Ross Fletcher looks at the takeaways
Secretive talks, tense negotiations & an ultimatum narrowly averted tragedy, writes William Gibson
Criminals love them, but now enforcement agencies have the statutory tools to fight back, writes Nick Barnard
A recent case offers hope for victims of APP fraud. Jon Felce & Rosie Wild explain the ruling and its ramifications
David Burrows reflects on the tangled legacies we leave behind
David Greene on the debate about the future of litigation funding at home & abroad
Steps have been taken to regulate the imprisonment of pregnant offenders, but do they go far enough, asks Zoë Chapman
From the Turing Test to closed AI models, Ian McDougall sets out what lawyers need to know about AI
Vicarious liability and the gig economy may not be a match made in heaven, certainly not from the perspective of Deliveroo riders and other workers
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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