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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7281

12 July 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Victoria von Wachter explores how far courts will go to avoid lifting the corporate veil

Niziol v The District Law Court in Tarnobrzeg Poland [2007] EWCA Civ 596

ASM Shipping Ltd v Harris and others [2007] EWHC 1513 (Comm), [2007] All ER (D) 364 (Jun)

Public authorities should have a duty of care to parents as well as children in suspected child abuse cases, says Seamus Burns

Contour Homes Ltd v Rowen [2007] All ER (D) 310 (Jun)

AF Noonan (Architectural Practice) Ltd v Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Community Football Club Ltd [2007] All ER (D) 10 (Jul)

In brief

tenants: the right to know >>
Domestic violence warrants live >>
Without prejudice proximity test >>
fatter cats >>
Family blues >>

How can IT litigators fight back against anonymous e-commerce wrongdoers? Andrew Horrocks and Jack Cundy investigate

Ewing v Davis [unreported 2 July 2007]

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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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