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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7492

30 November 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Hill Dickinson has appointed Tricia Cottrell as head of family in its commercial litigation practice area.

Tom Hennessey looks at the curious case of the protesters who won’t leave...

Justice secretary will not scrap chief coroner but blocks appeals for bereaved

Civil Justice Council publishes voluntary code of conduct

Business secretary announces employment law overhaul

Compensation for holidaying Britons injured abroad could fall in value after a decision by the ECJ

Ministry of Justice attacked by National Audit Office over uncollected debts

President of the family division expresses concerns over plans to remove public funding from private law family work

Lay employment tribunal members add value according to study

Demand rises for restructuring & insolvency lawyers as economy falters once more

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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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