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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7466

19 May 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Why does the practice form for approval of a child settlement (N292) provide for a stay of proceedings...

Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

Goodbye expert witness immunity, hello higher insurance premiums, says Penny Cooper

International law firm Reed Smith is pleased to announce the appointment of partner Brett Hillis to its energy and natural resources group.

DWF has appointed litigation lawyer Jason Blakey as a director to its commercial litigation team in Leeds.

MFG Solicitors has promoted two new partners and an associate.

McGrigors has announced three new hires.

The Law Society is inviting legal professionals from across England and Wales to enter the fifth annual Excellence Awards 2011.

Employers have backed a call for stronger powers for tribunals to strike out weak or vexatious claims.

MPs were told how proposed changes to litigation funding will be more complicated and lead to greater uncertainty.

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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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