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Issue: Vol 162, Issue 7533

09 October 2012
IN THIS ISSUE

RJW Slater & Gordon has appointed solicitor Rebecca Lawrence to its personal injury practice in Birmingham

Graduate increase at DWF

Specialist commercial set Quadrant Chambers has appointed Luke Parsons QC as its new head

Chancellor’s employment proposals compared to “a motorway pile-up”

Government sticks to Jackson implementation dates

Kenyan torture victims given permission to proceed with their personal injury action

Survey demonstrates ongoing impact of Imerman v Tcheinguiz

New bereavement protocol for grieving relatives

QLTS extended to lawyers from 84 jurisdictions

Bar Standards Board extends date for new standard terms

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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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