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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7411 & 7412

01 April 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Rebecca Huxley-Binns explains the importance of mooting

Geoffrey Bindman says there must be no hiding place for war criminals & torturers

A coalition of Heathrow expansion objectors has won a High Court victory after Lord Justice Carnwarth ruled the government’s plan to build a third runway was “untenable”.

The new president of the Association of District Judges (ADJ) has called for all district judges to be trained in mediation.

The master of the rolls has called for “greater consistency” in case management among judges to reduce costs in civil litigation.

More panel members appointed as employment disputes rise

Protection of investigative journalism high on the agenda

Seamus Smyth, senior partner at Carter Lemon Camerons LLP has been elected president of London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA).

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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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