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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7424

01 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Trowers & Hamlins LLP has announced that Anna Clark will be joining its housing finance practice as a partner later in the summer.

Stephen Pearson is joining the Virgin Money management team as general counsel.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has recruited former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecutor, Matthew Cowie.

Court rules right to apply for secured tenancies passes to successor

Court of Appeal rules resignation package is not ultra vires

In-house lawyers qualified for four and five years have enjoyed the greatest hike in salary since 2004 while those qualified for nine and 10 years fared the worst.

General counsel (GCs) need to measure their performance and commercial value in order to gain the wider business influence they seek.

Employers need to take greater steps to tackle data protection breaches, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned.

The Legal Ombudsman, the new Birmingham-based scheme to investigate and resolve complaints made by consumers of legal services, will open in October 2010.

FIFA’s reluctance to introduce goal line technology into football matches was highlighted during the World Cup when England had a “goal” disallowed against Germany

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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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