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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7283

26 July 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

Why was the creation of the Ministry of Justice railroaded through? asks Professor Michael Zander QC

R v Johnson [2007] EWCA Crim 1651, [2007] All ER (D) 159 (Jul)

The government should be promoting the law as a public service, says Geoffrey Vos QC

Togher v Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office [2007] EWCA Civ 686, [2007] All ER (D) 73 (Jul)

It is time to rethink the delivery of legal services, says Professor Stephen Mayson

Is it too late to prevent a race towards low prices for minimum quality? asks Richard Miller

Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland v Euclidian (No 1) Ltd and others [2007] EWHC 1732 (Comm), [2007] All ER (D) 330 (Jul)

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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
Chronic delays, duplication of work, cancelled hearings and inefficiencies in the family law courts are letting children and victims of domestic abuse down, a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry has found
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
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