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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7378

16 July 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

D Pride and Partners (a firm) and others v Institute for Animal Health and others [2009] EWHC 1617 (QB); [2009] All ER (D) 84 (Jul)

Syska (acting as the administrator of Elektrim SA (in bankruptcy)) and another v Vivendi Universal SA and others [2009] EWCA Civ 677, [2009] All ER (D) 88 (Jul)

JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA and another v Berliner Verkehersbetriebe (BVG) Anstalt Des Offentlichen Rechts, [2009] EWHC 1627 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 88 (Jul)

Amanda Stevens asks whether upcoming reforms signify the dawn of a brave new world

Ritzy fees

Harland & Wolff Pension Trustees Ltd v Aon Consulting Financial Services Ltd [2009] EWHC 1557 (Ch); [2009] All ER (D) 64 (Jul)

Daniella Lipszyc says loopholes in law can tie the legal profession in knots

Claire Sanders considers whether Radmacher v Granatino is a turning point for the enforceability of pre-nuptial agreements

R (on the application of J) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 1182 (Admin); [2009] All ER (D) 83 (Jul)

Re Names at Lloyd’s for 1992 and prior years of account represented by Equitas Ltd Re Equitas Insurance Ltd (formerly Speyford Ltd) [2009] EWHC 1595 (Ch); [2009] All ER (D) 73 (Jul)

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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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