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Issue: Vol 160, Issue 7444

02 December 2010
IN THIS ISSUE

Relatives fight over wills as value of estates dwindle

Four out of five expert witnesses back Lord Justice Moses’ view that evidence from experts is less reliable if they are retired than if they still working.

Monetary penalties for “serious” data protection breaches

A Somali national convicted of rape and indecency with a child is to be deported after the Supreme Court dismissed his Art 3 claim for protection.

The Home Secretary, Theresa May’s application to have a closed hearing for sensitive evidence at the July 7 inquest failed because it would have meant a jury hearing evidence that the family could not.

Family courts have lost authority and are not being taken seriously by litigants

Legal aid providers were overpaid by £76.5m last year, the National Audit Office has revealed.

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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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