THIS ISSUE
Settling damages for latex allergies may involve a trip to court in future, says David Cartwright
Procedure & practice
Do states have a legal right to protect nationals living abroad? Muhammad Iqbal and Sulman Hassan report
Company
What drives vexatious litigants? B Mahendra reports
Ian Smith dissects the latest cases on dismissal law and TUPE transfers
Delays to the start of the primary limitation period will continue to be rare, say Daniel Preddy and Simon Thomas
Shortage jobs list could leave UK employers in crisis under new points scheme
News in brief
Competition
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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