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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7374

18 June 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

Stephanie Tozer & Nathaniel Duckworth discuss recent cases on & around rights of way

News In Brief

The Gurkhas’ successful fight for justice evokes memories of another Gurkha campaign, says Geoffrey Bindman

Part two: Simon Young reports on the pick & mix approach of the Legal Services Act 2009

Control order system rejected by law lords in major setback for the government

Nick Rose & Louisa Albertini on how prestige is transmitted to trademarks

CFO rates hit rock bottom; Ecstasy for tolerated trespassers; Master loses Rolls; Reduced assets

Dominic Regan proposes a simple solution to the ongoing costs fiasco—proportionality

Geraldine Morris revisits the thorny issue of conduct & financial provision

Malcolm Dowden & Elinor Clark on a mortgagee’s consent to the grant of a lease

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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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