THIS ISSUE
News In Brief
IN THE BEGINNING…
R v Miell [2007] EWCA Crim 3130, [2007] All ER (D) 366 (Dec)
Health and Social Care Bill
Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (England) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/3521)
1998-2008: State and citizen - when two parties break up
Parr v Gravatom Engineering Systems Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 967, [2007] All ER (D) 212 (Oct)
R (Main) v Minister for Legal Aid [2007] EWCA Civ 1147, [2007] All ER (D) 281 (Nov)
R (Siborurema) v Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education [2007] EWCA Civ 1365, [2007] All ER (D) 329 (Dec)
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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