THIS ISSUE
How can the government encourage greater public engagement? asks Jonathan Wragg
The single regulatory framework is out of step with today’s marketplace.
John Randall explains why
Re P-B (children) (contact: committal) [2009] EWCA Civ 143, [2009] All ER (D) 286 (Feb)
Inheritance disputes are spreading to the world of trusts. Michael Tringham reports
News in Brief
Profession
Susan Nash highlights some recent contentious cases considered by the European Court of Justice
Client Care
Legal Services
The law works in mysterious ways, says Jennifer James
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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