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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7422

17 June 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Simon Baxter partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has joined the Brussels office in its European Union and international competition practice.

Lord Hoffmann will succeed the late Lord Slynn as president of The Bar Association for Commerce, Finance and Industry (BACFI).

Karl Mackie, chief executive CEDR has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Law firm DWF has launched a service to help businesses prepare for a crisis and ensure their reputation and brand remain intact.

The Legal Services Board has launched a collection of essays and research on the future shape of the legal services sector.

Chambers may need to merge in future to cope with market pressures, the Bar Council has warned.

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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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