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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7525

31 July 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

CBI warning over plans for "opt out" class actions

Expert witness instruction guidance issued

Consultation on online power of attorney applications

Law society drive for judicial appointment applications

Bond Pearce has recruited partner John Malins, to its insurance professional risks team in London

Amanda Maskery elected vice chair of Association of Specialist Providers to Dentists

Penningtons Solicitors LLP has recruited Helen Drayton as a corporate partner in its new Cambridge office

City law firm Speechly Bircham has added to its private wealth capability with the appointment of James Trafford as a partner

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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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