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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7372

04 June 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Malcolm Skinner outlines the time limit aspects of procedure relating to the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975

David Burrows turns the spotlight on child support proceedings in magistrates' courts

Dr Nicholas Dobson treads carefully on the issue of trespass, standards & public interest

Profession

Employers are appealing against civil penalties for employing illegal workers. Mark Tempest reports

Employment tribunals can consider constructive unfair dismissal claims on a “severed” basis, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.

Part two: Bruce Gardiner & Ming Yee Shiu continue their guide to enforcing or resisting covenants

Use of independent witnesses will guard against undue influence on patients

Stephen O'Doherty searches for the missing link in damages cases

Balance struck by Criminal Justice Act is legitimate and consistent

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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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