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Issue: Vol 159, Issue 7379

23 July 2009
IN THIS ISSUE

LDPs, ABSs & MDPs...Dr Clare McConnell unravels the changes springing from LSA 2007

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd and anr v Baskan Gida Sanayi Ve Pazarlama AS and ors [2009] EWHC 1696 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 159 (Jul)
Chancery Division, Briggs J, 14 Jul 2009

Julian Sidoli del Ceno explains the concept behind surrender by operation of law

Fraudulent conduct is no bar to a genuine claim, say David Hadfield & Sara Partington

Logic dictates that the personal injury small claims limit will have to rise, says Peter Thompson QC

Pragmatism, not fast law, will help
the UK exit the recession say
Mark Parkhouse & Andrew Jackson

Part two: Shantanu Majumdar continues to unravel the complexities of bankruptcy annulment

Regulation is needed to protect the public from unscrupulous companies when they need to trace beneficiaries and unknown heirs, solicitors have said.

Ian Smith updates us on contingent males, some nimble judicial footwork & a dog’s breakfast

Dominic Regan takes a wry look at Jackson LJ’s costs terminology

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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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