THIS ISSUE
Chris Paley-Menzies on the changing approach to e-disclosure
R (on the application of Smith) v Secretary of State for Defence (Equality and Human Rights
Housing—Homeless—Child of 16 or 17
Employment
What is the deadline for putting a claim form in the post (or DX etc)?
News in brief
Appeal court ruling hailed as victory for freedom of speech
Keith Patten assesses responsibility for injuries caused by work equipment
Jonathan Scriven reviews Kirk v Walton
James Naylor asks whether an Englishman's home is still his castle
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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