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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7425

06 July 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

R (on the application of Smith) v Secretary of State for Defence and another [2010] UKSC 29, [2010] All ER (D) 261 (Jun)

Fiddes v Channel Four Television Corporation and others [2010] EWCA Civ 730, [2010] All ER (D) 248 (Jun)

Joe Reevy explains how to knock spots off the online competition

Costa Kypre examines the complications of cross-border disclosure

High Court ruling in pilots’ litigation spells out employer obligations

Civil rights lawyers have reacted with dismay to the Supreme Court ruling that the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) does not apply to soldiers serving abroad.

Legislation surrounding the tagging of prisoners on release has come in for heavy criticism in the Supreme Court.

“Significant in-roads” made in legal complaints handling

In-house legal teams lead the profession in ensuring a fairer deal for women and ethnic minorities.

Lord Justice Thorpe has called for international consensus on the laws concerning relocation of children.

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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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