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Issue: Vol 158, Issue 7332

31 July 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

In brief

The Court of Appeal has refined the test of the meaning of risk, say Patrick Harrington QC and Gerard Forlin

Take your broker's advice and deal with risk management issues now, says David Ingall

Jennifer James has little difficulty in picking out the niggling features of some bods in the legal profession

Is it time to revisit the illegality rule, asks Richard Scorer

Catherine Barnard examines the seemingly nebulous role of the advocates general

Does the use of anonymous evidence weaken the principle of open justice? Seamus Burns reports

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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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