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Issue: Vol 157, Issue 7287

06 September 2007
IN THIS ISSUE

David Truex Solicitor (a firm) v Kitchin [2007] EWCA Civ 618, [2007] All ER (D) 53 (Jul)

Sentencing Guidelines Council: Revised Definitive Guideline—Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea:

Victims of crime are heard but not always heeded. Julian Broadhead explains

Veitch v Avery [2007] EWCA Civ 711, [2007] All ER (D) 177 (Jul)

The government’s commitment to maintaining the status quo in family courts is a disappointing policy reversal, says Sarah Palin

News

Do government proposals to expand the use of public procurement do enough to promote equality of opportunity? asks Christopher McCrudden

The requirement to give advance notice of mass cycle rides is a worrying incursion on civil liberties, says Seamus Burns

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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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